Definition
A member of an Irish revolutionary organization, especially those who sought Irish independence from British rule in the 19th century.
Etymology
From Irish 'Fianna,' legendary warriors from Irish mythology, plus English '-ian'; the Fenian Brotherhood adopted this name to connect their cause to ancient Irish heroism.
Kelly Says
The Fenians named themselves after warriors from ancient Irish legend—it's like if a modern group called themselves 'Avengers' to invoke power and historical significance, and it actually worked!
Translations
ARالعربية
فينيان
fi-ni-an
BNবাংলা
ফেনিয়ান
fe-ni-an
CSČeština
Fenian
fe-nee-an
DEDeutsch
Fenianer
fe-nee-an-er
ELΕλληνικά
Φινεϊανός
fi-ne-ya-nos
ESEspañol
feniano
fe-nya-no
FRFrançais
fénien
feh-nyehn
IDBahasa Indonesia
fenian
fe-ni-an
ITItaliano
feniano
fe-nya-no
MSBahasa Melayu
Fenian
fe-nee-an
MYမြန်မာ
ဖေနီယန်
h-fe-ni-yan
NLNederlands
Fenian
fe-nee-an
PLPolski
Fenian
fe-nee-an
PTPortuguês
feniano
fe-nya-no
RUРусский
фениан
fe-ni-an
SVSvenska
fenian
fe-ni-an
SWKiswahili
Fenian
fe-nee-an
TAதமிழ்
ஃபேனியன்
fa-ne-yan
TEతెలుగు
ఫెనియన్
fe-ni-yan
UKУкраїнська
феніан
fe-ni-an
VITiếng Việt
fenian
fe-ni-an