Fáilbhe

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Gaelic
Meaning: “wolf slayer; spritely.”
Ir/Scotch (FAWLV-yeh); Eng (FAL-vee).

The name is sometimes anglicized as Falvy. The name was borne by an early Scottish saint, Saint Failbhe the Little. He was the abbot of Iona and died around 754 C.E. The designated name day is July 11.