Finn

How to say it

/fɪn/

What it means

Anglicized Irish Fionn, from the Old Irish find ('fair, white, blessed'). Fionn mac Cumhaill is the hero of the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.

Finn is the anglicization of the Irish Fionn, from Old Irish find ('fair, white, blessed'). Fionn mac Cumhaill (often anglicized Finn McCool) is the hero of the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology — leader of the Fianna warrior band, builder (in legend) of the Giant's Causeway. Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn is the American literary anchor. Star Wars's Finn (John Boyega) gave the name a Gen-Z reboot. The single syllable and the cross-cultural roots have made Finn one of the fastest-rising boys' names of the 2010s and 2020s. It entered the US top 200 in 2014. No shorter form needed.

Heads-up notes

• Pop culture

  Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn is the American anchor; Finn from the Star Wars sequels (John Boyega) is the Gen-Z one.

Who's worn it

Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.

• Fionn mac Cumhaill Hero of the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology, leader of the Fianna
• Huckleberry Finn Title character of Mark Twain's 1884 novel
• Finn (Star Wars) John Boyega's character in the sequel trilogy

Spelling variants

• Fionn
• Phinn

Names with the same feeling

• Liam Resolute protector
• Owen Young warrior, or 'well-born'
• Ryan Little king
• Logan Little hollow
• Kai Sea, or 'keeper of the keys'

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