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Opinions on Griffin (Finn)

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Izzieee · 16/02/2016 20:48

I like Finn and Finley, but it's just too popular! I have looked at all the other names which could make Finn. However, I saw Griffin and really like it! I'll interchange between Griffin and Finn - I'm sure his friends/extended family will call him Griff/Griffy, but I like that too. Opinions?

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Gummibearchen · 23/02/2016 15:11

Griffin is nice and Griff is a cool nickname. Much nicer than Finn, which I don't like at all. Also, wouldn't the emphasis be of Griff, not the fin part?

duckduckquack · 23/02/2016 08:42

I know a guy called 'Gryff'. Not a nickname or shortened version of anything, I think it's cool.

Mouseinahole · 23/02/2016 08:28

Finbar?

ChipsandGuac · 23/02/2016 01:39

I love it! Griffin with the nn Finn is a great alternative to the millions of Finlays.

SaltySea · 23/02/2016 01:38

I really like Griffin Smile Finn is a lovely nickname too!

KatieT12 · 22/02/2016 22:33

Go with it! Loveee it...

GabiSolis · 22/02/2016 19:13

IMO Finn is really nice, Griffin is not. You're right that Finn is overused though. What about Flynn?

ddeemummy · 22/02/2016 17:54

Sorry not my cup of tea. Dont mind Finn bit im not really sure why everyones going mad for FInlays etc

gruffallofriend · 22/02/2016 15:58

Griffin, whilst not my taste, is so much nicer and more interesting than Finn or Finlay/Finley, of which there are just too many these days.

slebmum1 · 22/02/2016 15:38

I love Griff!

TheCraicDealer · 22/02/2016 11:16

What about Fintan? Griffin is ok, but Finn is nicer. I'd assume Welsh connections or Harry Potter fans tbh.

Although if you're going to call him Finn is it really that big of a deal where the name on his birth certificate falls in the popularity stakes? It's a name in its own right, and a great one at that.

TheOptimisticPessimist · 22/02/2016 11:12

I love it! Never met a Griffin but I thinks it's very cool. I wouldnt think twice about Finn as a nn either. People tend to go for the first part of the name for a nn so yes he'll get Griff, but if I met a Finn that told me he was a Griffin then it would make sense to me. Smile

MyNameIsSuz · 22/02/2016 10:17

I love it! I also know a grown up Griffin, he goes by Griff but still, everyone thinks his name is cool. I also think if you want to shorten it to Fin you can, he'll get used to it when he's tiny and I like having a name you can use interchangeably. I named my ds Franklin for similar reasons - we liked Frankie but not as a whole name and didn't like Francis. It's just organically happened that we call him a mixture of Franklin, Frank, Franks and Frankie, and he's fine with it.

Sarah715 · 22/02/2016 10:17

Sorry, not my cup of tea. I like Finn though.

KatieT12 · 22/02/2016 10:12

I love Griffin and goose the OP said that they would change between Finn and Griffin

gooseberryroolz · 22/02/2016 05:58

Phin short for Phineas?

gooseberryroolz · 22/02/2016 05:57

It just feels a bit of a stretch/pointless to have Griffin in the BC and then always call him Finn. Griff makes more sense, if you liked that, but that's not your mission is it?

Mclaren37 · 22/02/2016 05:48

Love Griff! Like Griff Rhys Jones. Great Welsh name. I like Griffin too as a long name. Nice that it gives him the Finn option too, although I'm a little bored with Finn while Griff is fab. Either way you should go for it!

sarah2011 · 17/02/2016 14:50

It made me instantly think of grufallo sorry

thisisbloodyridiculous · 17/02/2016 14:46

Love it it's in my top 5 boy's names

mrsschu · 17/02/2016 14:21

I like Finn but not Griffin. I think if you want him to be Finn you need to go with a more obvious Finn type name. Two (very old school, Irish!) suggestions would be Fintan and Finbar. Fintan was on my OMG list for DS.

MitzyLeFrouf · 17/02/2016 10:23

I like Finn and I like Griff but I don't like Griffin.

RockinHippy · 16/02/2016 23:00

Really like it

Luciferbox · 16/02/2016 21:51

I have a Gruffydd (we're Welsh) and we call him Griff and Griffy mostly. Obviously I'm biased but I think it's a lovely name.

bunique · 16/02/2016 21:45

I like it!

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