Irish · Old Norse

Finn

Pronounced FINShare

Meaning: White; blessed in Irish

  • Boy
  • Familiar
  • 1 syllable

The story

Finn is an Old Irish form of Fionn and its usual English spelling. A separate Scandinavian Finn comes from a Norse name referring to a Sámi person or someone from Finland.

Also means

What Finn means in its other languages.

  • Old Norsea Sámi person or person from Finland

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

Similar position in the latest US rankings

Style

Origins

Finn comes from Irish and Old Norse.

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