中文词源
Fenian 芬尼运动成员（致力于争取爱尔兰脱离英国统治）
来自古爱尔兰语Fiann，勇士，词源同win.
英语词源
- Fenian (n.)
- 1816, a modern Irish blend of Old Irish feinne, plural of Fiann, name of a band of semi-legendary Irish warriors + Old Irish Fene, name of the ancient inhabitants of Ireland. In reference to Irish-American brotherhood of that name (founded 1857), attested by 1864.