Message: "Finn" - Behind the Name

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Finn

by blaaarg

7/14/2009, 6:43 PM

in reply to a message by Laura

Finn is the full anglicized name; Finlay is the surname derived from it; Finnegan is the nickname derived from it.

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- Laura (guest) +2

7/15/2009, 1:42 AM

Actually you're wrong. Finlay is not derived from Finn and Finlay is not from a surname - the surname is from the first name. Finlay is the anglicised form of Fionnlagh - which is a first name!

Finn is from Fionn.

Finnegan is a surname.

Thanks

- blaaarg +1

7/15/2009, 11:35 AM

Ach! Embarrassing!

Now I don't know which I prefer. Damn my stupid rules!

- Laura (guest)

7/16/2009, 2:36 PM

Don't worry - a lot of people think the same, especially in the US as Finlay is a more common as a surname there!

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