Fenella?

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What do people think of Fenella snd anyone have experience of knowing one or having one? Any difficulties with it.’ I did see someone online say they get called Vanilla !

It's nice but definitely a bit horsey/posh - not that that's a bad thing. I like Nell as a nickname.

Beautiful, delicate name. It also made me think of fertility app or hrt patch brand ame. Probably just showing my age and phase

The only Fenella I knew was in the 80s and she was all pussy bow shirts and Barbour jackets. She was very posh and a bit lacking in common sense . She was very lovely though and it's a great name. Love the nn Nellie

Yes, it's one of several Scots derivatives from the Gaelic Fionnghual. Others that fell out of use include Finuel, Fennell and Fingola/Fingula and Finvola.

I know a Fenella, she's lovely but I have to say I don't particularly like the name, not for any reason, it's just not as pretty as Ella or Fiona IMO.

I knew one once, and I thought she was the coolest girl/woman ever. She was about 10 years older than me, she had a very cool pixie cut dyed orange, she was just cool and edgy and lovely too. I have never heard the name before or since but thought it was really interesting. She'd be late 40's now.

Immediately thought of Fenella Fielding.

It's dated but ok. There's a high chance your dd will end up being Ella.

Eeeh, she's a loovly little old lady!

I had a science teacher who was her spit.

Me too. I'm 51.

We have a Fenella at nursery, a “neighbours” daughter. We are rural so like five mile neighbours.

She is fantastic. We adore her. She is known as Fen. She is the one in a huge party dress with wellies and covered in mud.

Charlton and the Wheelies was an absolute classic! Sigh.

Fenella on the fionnula!

I really can't explain why, but as children we always thought Fionnula sounded like anatomical euphemism, a kind of version of "ladies issues": "She's gone to the Gp. Think it might be issues with her fionnula."

ETA thinking on it years later, it was possibly shades of fanny and nude coming through that tipped us in that direction.

Me too ..I'm 60.

My preferred version - both fabulous names though.

Fenella was very posh and rather eccentric. Along the lines of Miranda Hart

I know one, it’s fun and pretty name just like her

I like it very much. Nell or Fern as a nickname are lovely.

Fenella was the woman who killed King Kenneth II in revenge for the death of her son. She lured him in front of a booby trapped statue which fired a crossbow.

She was a clever and brave woman.

Very nice but does remind me of fennel. Floella?

Sounds fun and a bit posh to me. I really like it. Nell/nellie as a nn if you want one.