Finbar Explained

Finbar is an Irish given name that may also be spelled Finbarr, Finbarre, or Finnbar. It is derived from Fionnbharr, an old Irish word meaning "fair-headed one". The anglicised, shortened translation of Finbar is Barry.Finbar may refer to:

People

• Saint Finbar (550–620), Irish bishop
• Finbarr Clancy (born 1970), Irish musician
• Finbar Furey (born 1946), Irish musician
• Finbar Lynch (born 1959), Irish actor
• Finbar McConnell (born 1967), Irish Gaelic football player
• Finbarr O'Reilly, Canadian photographer
• Finbar Wright (born 1957), Irish musician

Places

• Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork, Ireland
• St. Finbarr's Cemetery, Cork, Ireland
• St. Finbar Catholic Church, Burbank, California, United States
• Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar, South Carolina, United States

Other uses

• Finvarra (alternately named Finbar or Fionnbharr), king of the Aos Sí in Gaelic folklore
• Finbar McBride, fictional character in the 2003 film The Station Agent
• Finbar McMullen, fictional character in the 1995 film The Brothers McMullen
• Finbarr Saunders, British comic strip
• Finbar, the shark character in the British stop motion children's show Rubbadubbers
• Finbar's Class, 1990's Irish teen drama series
• L.A. Noire character, Finbarr 'Rusty' Galloway

See also

• List of Irish-language given names