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Fionnbarr
Fionnbarr Fionnbarr carries the dual quality of its etymology — bright above, summit-reaching — suggesting characters who aspire upward without losing the warmth of their nature. Like its patron saint, the name suits characters who build things: communities, institutions, relationships, traditions that outlast them. There is a quality of the founder about Fionnbarr, someone who sees what does not yet exist and has the patience and conviction to bring it into being.
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