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    Finbar

    FIN-bar

    Irish/Gaelic
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Fair-haired; White head
    Origin
    Irish/Gaelic
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Finbar does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Fair-haired; White head", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Finbar.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Finbar wears the crown of righteousness — hoary head as glory, the beauty of the grey head, the fair one whose whiteness declares a life well-lived.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Proverbs 16:31

      "The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness."

    • Proverbs 20:29

      "The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head."

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