Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Irish
Other Forms FormsÓ Fionnachta, Ó Fiannachta, Finaghty, Finnarty, O'Finnerty, O'Finnaghty, O'Finnarty, Finnerly, O'Finnerly
Meaning & History
Reduced anglicisation of Irish Ó Fionnachta meaning "descendant of Fionnachta", a given name derived from fionn meaning "fair, white" and sneachta meaning "snow".