Finn McCool, a classic hero in Irish legend and mythology. Originally spelled Fion, in Irish it means "Fair, white". "Fion" is phonetically spoken as, "Finn", and Finn is the Anglicanized spelling for the name.
Winona Ryder played a girl named Finn in the movie How to Make an American Quilt. In the movie, it was assumed she was named Finn because her mother had been a hippy. When she meets a guy at a local pool, he asks her name, to which he does a double-take. She then says, "Finn, like a fish?" Then he understands. I think this name is SO cute on a boy, and even though I love that movie, I still cannot imagine the name for a girl. At least for me, it's a masculine name all the way.
A sweet and simple name. One of my favorites. When I hear "Finn", I imagine a youthful adventurous guy who lives in his fancy treehouse somewhere in the woods. He's probably a friend to all children and animals. He is courageous and high-spirited.
Finn is one of my favorite names, it has a friendly lovable air to it, not unlike its namesake Finn the human from Adventure Time. I like Finley and Finnegan as well, which will likely be shortened to Finn if we decide on this name, and I think it would be great for a boy or a girl.
Finn is a character from the cartoon show "Adventure Time." My favorite quote of his: "When I look at you, my brain goes all stupid, and I just wanna hug you and sit on the couch and play Beemo with you."
Weirdly, I've met multiple people who have chosen this name for a child because they like Neil Finn. I was looking recently at the top names of my birth year and Finn is a top 100 name, I can only imagine that is why. Cool guy to be named after.
This has been a favorite name of mine for a long time, and it's largely due to Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Finn is, of course, Huck's surname, but it's much easier to live with as a name than Huck! (And people who keep trying to get the novel banned from schools on the grounds of language miss the point entirely and ensure the novel is still relevant nearly a century and a half later.) Finn goes with just about anything as a middle name, and I don't think it's *too* popular in the U.S. yet (though it is hugely popular in Ireland, I see).
Gender: MasculineUsage: Irish Mythology, Irish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, English, Popular CulturePronounced: FIN (English, Danish)Meaning:.Though an older Irish form of FIONN, it is also the usual Anglicized spelling of the name which is derived from the Old Norse name Finnr, which meant "Sámi, person from Finland". As a surname, it was used by Huckleberry "Huck" Finn, a character from Mark Twain's renowned novels such as 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' and 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'. However in Popular Culture, this is the name of one of the main characters from the Star Wars sequel trilogy who was once a stormtrooper played by John Boyega.
When parents-to-be tell me they’re going to name their son Finn, I’m always torn between smiling politely and pretending like I’m not screaming inside my head about what a fad, “trying too hard to be cool” name I think it is, like Jet or Blaze. And making a joke, “dorsal or pectoral?”.
― Anonymous User 2/12/2019
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I think Finn would be okay for a girl as much as a boy, if it’s paired with a feminine middle name. I can picture a sweet girly girl or a tomboy with this name. I love this name for either gender, but I still think it’s better for a boy.
― Anonymous User 11/23/2018
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Finn is so cute and carefree. Shame it's becoming so common.
My name is Finn, and I like it very much! It does make me think of fish at times, but overall I think it is a fantastic name!Another spelling for Finn is Fynn.
I think it's so cute, and maybe I like it more because I'm such a huge Adventure Time fan. If I ever have a son I would definitely consider naming him this!
I like this name and if you like\love it as well and are considering using it for your little guy, some combos I have paired with it that you are more than welcome to take a look at are: Hunter Finn Jared Finn Jeremiah Finn Miles Finn Parker Finn Sawyer Finn Spencer Finn Theodore Finn Thomas Finn Xavier Finn Jeremy Finn Lucas FinnFeel free to reverse them (:
― Anonymous User 4/25/2016
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Finn, a First Order Stormtrooper and later member of the Resistance in the 2015 film 'Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens'. The name 'Finn' is derived from his Stormtrooper designation, FN-2187. He is played by British actor John Boyega.
Finn is a Frisian ruler who is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem "Beowulf".J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a scholarly study about him called "Finn and Hengest".
The only Finn I've ever known was a female. I remember everyone thinking it was an odd name, but she had long blonde hair and it seemed to fit her. I'm not a big fan of it, though. It sounds a bit fishy.
I like it, but there was a park in my hometown called Finn Cassidy, and it was named after a dude that looked like a hobo. So everytime I hear the name Finn, I think of hobo dude.