Féilim or Feidhlim, is an Irish language masculine given name.[1] The name is derived from the older form Feidhlimidh (Old Irish: Fedlimid).[2] Féilim has been variously anglicised as Felim, Phelim, Feilmy, Philip or Felix.

List of people

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Feidlimid

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Féilim

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It is also used for:

Phelim

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  • Phelim (Felix) O'Neill (died 1709), head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, and Chief of this Catholic Lineage
  • Phelim Boyle (born 1941), professor of finance in the School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada
  • Phelim Calleary (1895–1974), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
  • Phelim Caoch O'Neill (also Phelim Caoch Ó Neill, or Feidhlimidh Caoch Ó Néill), Prince of the Cenél nEógain from 1517 to 1542
  • Phelim Drew (born 1969), Irish actor
  • Phelim McDermott (born 1963), English actor and stage director
  • Phelim O'Neill, 2nd Baron Rathcavan (1909–1994), politician in Northern Ireland and a hereditary peer in the British House of Lords

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References

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  1. ^ "FEIDHLIM - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "FEIDHLIMIDH - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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