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Finn

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chillipopcorn1 · 25/01/2025 10:47

Deciding on a boys name and I think this is the one but saw a comment saying it was chavvy and it's made me doubt myself! Is it classless? I prefer Finn to Finlay or Finley. Other favourites (but I would have to win DH over) are Cassian, Caspian, Felix or Jasper. Help!

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Mitheredandbothered · 26/01/2025 12:13

Finn isn’t an anglicised spelling @BeckyWithTheGoodBear. It’s an older form of Fionn.

Finn isn’t a short version of Finley @sel2223. It can be used as such but is also a standalone name. Like Anna/Annabelle I suppose.

Twixtmasjigsaw · 26/01/2025 09:11

Ignore the haters. Finn is a great name.

Jasper, is a great name for a Labrador. I don't rate it as a kid's name.

Scorpion84 · 26/01/2025 09:04

@readyandwaiting123 im probably the only who doesn't call him Finn as it feels weird 🤣

readyandwaiting123 · 26/01/2025 08:56

Scorpion84 · 26/01/2025 08:12

Definitely not chavvy in my opinion

I have a Finley and everyone calls him Finn , in hindsight I wish I had just called him Finn as I prefer it to Finley .

That's exactly how I feel and we don't ever use his full name lol. I guess they will have the choice when older though.

QuartzIlikeit · 26/01/2025 08:41

Lovely name. Not dated or chavvy. Definitely use it!

Scorpion84 · 26/01/2025 08:12

Definitely not chavvy in my opinion

I have a Finley and everyone calls him Finn , in hindsight I wish I had just called him Finn as I prefer it to Finley .

Mercurial123 · 26/01/2025 08:06

It's a great name, and it's definitely not dated.

Manchesterbythesea · 26/01/2025 08:05

I like it. It’s very popular here in Ireland. Both my ds’s would know a few Finn’s. I don’t like Finley/Finlay though. Just Finn.

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Pumpkincozynights · 26/01/2025 08:04

I don’t think it’s chavvy. Go for it.

readyandwaiting123 · 26/01/2025 07:59

I have a Finley but he's always just called Finn now. I absolutely love the name

Firsttimebabymummy · 26/01/2025 07:56

Finn is lovely!

RightOnTheEdge · 26/01/2025 07:48

I don't know any Finns but I know a couple of Finleys known as Finn and I don't think it's chavvy or dated at all.
It's a nice name.

Eenameenadeeka · 26/01/2025 07:43

It's a lovely name

missbeehive5 · 26/01/2025 00:00

Love Finn but really don't like Finley/Finlay.

Finn on its own is lovely. Always reminds me of a surfer boy kind of name.

spiderlight · 25/01/2025 23:20

I love it. My DS would have been Finn but DH's brother and his wife beat us to it! They had their little Finn a month or so after I met DH and it suits him perfectly but part of me still wishes I could have used it.

beencaughttrollin · 25/01/2025 23:06

I prefer Finn to Finlay or Finley.

Me too, and I am Scottish, which is probably the origin (Findláech, and later Fionnlagh and Fionnlagh) and/or saturation point of Finlay/Finley/Findlay/Findley. Although there are also Irish sources for Fin(n), like Finbar. And others, like SVU detective Odafin (Finn) Tutola, who is of Yoruba (Nigerian) heritage.

Also be aware that the Gaelic meaning - white warrior - may be open to (mis)interpretation in these times.

TickyBooo · 25/01/2025 22:52

I have one! No regrets and get lots of compliments.

springbulbssoon · 25/01/2025 22:52

I've a 22 year old Finlay, he's known as Fin, and a bloody lovely and kind young man!😍

BeckyWithTheGoodBear · 25/01/2025 22:39

I love Finn. It's the Anglicised version of Fionn after Fionn Mcool the great Irish Warrior so it's definitely a name in it's own right and is in no way classless!

Mirabai · 25/01/2025 21:53

I like Finn and Jasper.

The fact that Caspian is a character in a children’s novel puts me off as I wouldn’t want a child’s name as an adult. Caspar?

NorthernGirl1981 · 25/01/2025 13:00

chillipopcorn1 · 25/01/2025 12:23

Thanks everyone this is very reassuring! Finn is a standalone name in its own right so I wouldn't worry about not having a 'full name'
I also love Phineas but DH not keen. I can see 'Phin' would be a pain to remind people of spelling as a nickname.

I agree, Finn is a great name in its own right.

I see it as quite a strong, masculine, confident name, whereas Finley doesn’t doesn’t strike that chord at all.

All that sounds incredibly sexist and outdated, lol - but Finley just seems a bit ‘delicate’ to me. He’d be a follower, whereas Finn would be the trend setter 👍

BoleynMemories13 · 25/01/2025 12:57

Finn is far from chavvy and it's by far my favourite on your list.

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chillipopcorn1 · 25/01/2025 12:23

Thanks everyone this is very reassuring! Finn is a standalone name in its own right so I wouldn't worry about not having a 'full name'
I also love Phineas but DH not keen. I can see 'Phin' would be a pain to remind people of spelling as a nickname.

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shoopshoopdedoo · 25/01/2025 12:18

It wouldn’t be my top choice but I do think it’s a nice name! Same goes for Felix.

I don’t like the others at all, especially Jasper.

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