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Do you like the name Fionn?

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SophieJacks · 06/10/2017 21:36

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TheVanguardSix · 13/10/2017 17:57

Nope.

Mrsknackered · 13/10/2017 17:55

I like Fionn.
Not a fan of Finn/Finlay though.

Wishingandwaiting · 13/10/2017 17:47

No, it somehow seems unfinished.

Appuskidu · 13/10/2017 17:46

I would assume you meant Ffion and that it was a girl. I don't like it at all and I think you'll have a lot of explaining to do throughout their life-as this thread has shown!

GaucheCaviar · 13/10/2017 17:41

word to the wise: fion means arse in French.

Foggymist · 09/10/2017 16:41

I'm Irish, I really dislike that name, it's just an ugly harsh sound to me! Only ever known 3, one in his 30's, a 4 year old and a newborn.

MomToWedThorFriday · 08/10/2017 23:03

Every Tom Dick and Harry is called Fionn in Ireland

Except the ones called Tom, Dick or Harry?

butterfly990 · 08/10/2017 19:24

Every Tom Dick and Harry is called Fionn in Ireland

Glumglowworm · 08/10/2017 13:41

I live in Wales so girls name Ffion was my first thought as I know several

In other parts of the uk that's less likely to be the case though

Alisvolatpropiis · 08/10/2017 09:29

I think you're quite likely to run into pronunciation issues with both Ffion and Fionn in England to be honest. Surprised so many English (?) posters know how to pronounce Ffion on this thread!

I wouldn't use Fionn personally because I'm Welsh and it's awfully close in looks, if not pronunciation to Ffion. Much like I imagine an Irish/NI person would use Fionn but not Ffion for the exact same reason.

However, Ffion and my Welshness aside - I like Fionn.

ProfessorCat · 08/10/2017 06:42

I'm Welsh and when I read the post I initially thought you'd misspelled Ffion and that you were talking about a girl.

UnicornsandRainbows1 · 08/10/2017 06:11

I know a Fionn (in England if it helps). I thought it was a great spelling when I first saw it

WatchTheFoxes · 08/10/2017 06:08

I like it. The only Fionn I've heard of is the model Fionn MacDiarmid. I'd pronounce it Fee-own.

Shutupanddance1 · 08/10/2017 06:06

Love it and I'm Irish.

Dunno why people think it's hard to pronounce - not like they have to learn names in other languages other than English nowadays

doozeldog · 08/10/2017 05:55

Love it!

FrancisCrawford · 07/10/2017 22:46

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FizzyGreenWater · 07/10/2017 14:35

OP this thread is the perfect example of why this is probably a hard one to carry off.

Practically nobody is at all familiar with the Irish boy's name Fionn, pronounced (roughly sort of ) like Finn.

There is enough familiarity with the Welsh girl's name Ffion for a lot of people to immediately start blethering about Ffion and have you spelled that right? and oh I thought it was a girl's name? and oh hello Fee-on I expectecd you to be a girl! etc. etc.

Lovely name, up to you if it's worth the hassle, personally I think yes, it's great.

ScarletSienna · 07/10/2017 07:32

I didn’t know how to pronounce it (I too mistakenly assumed it was a variant on Ffion) but now that I do, I dislike it.

Bowsandbugs · 07/10/2017 07:28

Up until half way through the comments I assumed we were talking about the Welsh girls name Ffion. Unfortunately I think when many people read it they will initially make the same mistake. However I'm sure that happens with female Alex and Ashleys too

FindTheLightSwitchDarren · 07/10/2017 07:24

Fwiw, I don't think pronunciation is the issue; I know how to pronounce it. I just don't like it.

If all you're worried about is pronunciation then I'd say go for it as it isn't exactly hard to pronounce. Easier than Hermione or Phoebe and they are accepted names in England. People will get used to it.

Liadain · 07/10/2017 00:14

Fionn is a fabulous name. If the English learned to pronounce Ffionn, they can manage Fionn.

Do you like Fionan?

Jiggler · 07/10/2017 00:12

Irish spelling is Fionn. Fiónn is................wrong

Fiónn would sound like phone with a y after the ph. Ph'yone.

LadyCassandra · 07/10/2017 00:11

My best friend's son is Fionn. They are Irish, we live in Australia. Lots of confusion in pronouncing it. I do like it though.

Cassns1 · 07/10/2017 00:10

My godson is called Fionn (Irish spelling Fiónn - sounds bit like Fi-yun). I love it 😊

AuntLydia · 07/10/2017 00:01

Well as someone who also has an unusual name that people struggle to spell and pronounce, it's really no big deal. Especially when it's a short, 2 syllable name with no unusual sounds. If you were talking about a Welsh name like Llyr then I can imagine it being incredibly painful trying to get people outside Wales to pronounce the Ll sound when they don't have it in their alphabet. F'yun isn't exactly a tongue twister though is it?

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