Nuala

Nuala
Pronunciation	English: /ˈnuːlə/ NOO-lə; Irish: [ˈn̪ˠuəlˠə]
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Old Irish
Meaning	Shoulder, lamb
Region of origin	Ireland, Irish diaspora
Other names
Related names	Úna, Fionnuala

Nuala (/ˈnuːlə/ NOO-lə, Irish: [ˈn̪ˠuəlˠə]) is an Irish female given name, derived from Irish mythology - being either a diminutive form of Fionnuala ("fair shoulder"), the daughter of Lir, or an alternate name for Úna (perhaps meaning "lamb"), wife of Finvarra, king of the fairies.

People of this name include:

People

St Nuala Irish Saint
Nuala Ahern (born 1949), Irish politician
Nuala Archer (born 1955), Irish American poet
Nuala Carey, Irish weather presenter
Nuala Fennell (1935–2009), Irish economist and politician
Nuala Hafner (born 1976), Australian media personality
Nuala Holloway, Irish artist, model and actress
Nuala McAllister, Northern Irish politician
Nuala McGovern, Irish journalist, working for BBC News
Nuala McKeever, Northern Irish comic actress
Nuala Ní Chonchúir (born 1970), Irish writer and poet
Nuala Ní Conchobair (died 1226), Queen of Ulaid
Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill (born 1952), Irish poet
Nuala O'Donnell, 17th century Irish figure who took part in the Flight of the Earls
Nuala O'Faolain (1940–2008), Irish journalist and author
Nuala O'Loan DBE, Northern Irish public figure
Nuala Quinn-Barton Irish model, artist and film producer
Nuala Woulfe, Irish writer

Nuala Anne McGrail, the title character of the mystery novel series of the same name created by Andrew M. Greeley
Nuala, a character in the comic book series, The Sandman
Princess Nuala, a character in the film Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Nuala Magee, a character in the novel Touch Me by James Moloney
Nuala, a character in Margaret Atwood's novel The Year of the Flood
Nuala, twin to Cerridwen in the series A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
Nuala the Selkie, a character in the film The Secret of Roan Inish
Nuala “Nunu” Carney, a character in The Ferryman, a play by Jez Butterworth
Nuala, a character in The Missing Sister, a book by Lucinda Riley
Nuala, a character in the film Eyes Wide Shut