Fair shoulder
Nuala is a diminutive of Fionnuala, a name rooted in Irish mythology. In the legend of the Children of Lir, Fionnuala was transformed into a swan for 900 years. The name is derived from the Gaelic elements 'fionn', meaning white or fair, and 'guala', meaning shoulder.
Less common today
Nuala isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,409 in 2009.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Irish journalist and memoirist
Prominent Irish poet
Protagonist and psychic in Andrew M. Greeley's mystery series · Nuala Anne McGrail series
