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Finn

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spareparts · 26/05/2008 23:46

Is Finn ok on its own? Or is it too nicknamey like Ben/Tom/Sam etc..?

Sorry for all the posts, my best friend and I are both pregnant with boys and it's all we've talked about today!!

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bikerunski · 20/06/2008 21:41

I know a child named Finn as he was definitely the last! (Fin as in "end" in French).

Nancy66 · 20/06/2008 21:30

I love it - near the top of my list.

getbackinyouryurtjimjams · 20/06/2008 20:57

Like it. Ds2's friend at school is a Finn.

bletherer · 20/06/2008 20:52

I really like Finlo - many Manx names are really lovely and aren't common.

www.gov.im/mnh/heritage/library/publicinfo/manxNames.xml

This is the Isle of Man Government's website with a selction of Manx names

Sibh · 18/06/2008 17:17

Your names are lovely, I think. We have a Fintan and he's always been horrified at having his name shortened to Fin. When his grandma tries it he tells her to stop. So he was a part-time Finbar for ages and now his sister calls him Finty all the time which suits him to a tee. A school-teacher friend who didn't know the name before loves it because she says it is perfect for shouting down a school corridor ...
It's certainly been roared a few times today.

Aniyan · 30/05/2008 12:30

I have a Finn. I think it's a great name and it always gets a positive reaction. Also, it's short, snappy, and easy to spell!

I found this quote when we decided to have a Finn - just so you know what a great character you'd be naming your son after - it's what Oisin is supposed to have said about the original Finn (ancient Irish warrior-hero type)

'I never saw a braver man. A king of heavy blows; my law, my adviser, my sense and my wisdom, prince and poet, braver than kings, King of the Fianna, brave in all countries; golden salmon of the sea, clean hawk of the air, rightly taught, avoiding lies; strong in his doings, a right judge, ready in courage, a high messenger in bravery and in music.'

Good eh?!

jkklpu · 30/05/2008 12:23

If he's called Fintan or Finlay, no need to add an extra 'n' to Fin[n]; but Finn stands on its own, too
how about Finbarr?

Sidge · 29/05/2008 14:10

Finn is nice, as is Finlay/Finley.

I don't like Finbar.

I know a woman who wanted Finn for a boy but when she had a girl she went for it anyway and called her Finty, which I also think is lovely!

InTheDollshouse · 29/05/2008 14:03

Fingal? As in Fingal's Cave.

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spareparts · 28/05/2008 21:36

Popular? But all the best names are unfortunately! It's not TOO popular, no one I know/know of have Finns. I'm not going to call my son Dexter just becasue it's unusual. Get over it!! Bah!

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geekgirl · 28/05/2008 21:30

I like it, my nephew's name is Finn, he gets called Finny.
I think it is a nice name, reasonably unusual without being strange

fisil · 28/05/2008 21:28

DS1 is called Finian, which I thought everyone would shorten to Finn, which I was happy about. But everyone calls him Finian, sometimes "Finti" at home. Maybe he'll be Finn when he's older - gorgeous name. And it means fair, and he is (and we knew he would be, or there'd be a divorce).

mamalovesmojitos · 28/05/2008 21:24

my delicious cousin is called finn, well finnbar, but everyone calls him finn.

fab name. so what if it's popular? my name has been in the top ten for over a decade and it doesn't bother me.

FruitynNutty · 28/05/2008 21:18

very popular

Jackamolsmum · 28/05/2008 21:13

I like it but round here (in Essex) would sound like a local saying 'thin' LOL

Pen74 · 28/05/2008 16:34

Finn is the best on your list. I would put Finlay on the bc as I find Finbar and Fintan do not flow very well.

GreenElizabeth · 28/05/2008 16:29

I like it but I would put Fintan or Finbar on the bc. I also love Fionn. Fyunn. Not fee-on. Fyun.
Is that too gaelic outside Scotland and Ireland?

oopsadaisyangel · 28/05/2008 11:10

Great name - we named DS2 Finn and it was perfect for him!

Think we're going with Harry is DC3 is a boy!

stepfordwife · 28/05/2008 10:28

ds2 is called finbar which i love (obviously!)
most people shorten it to finn which he thinks is cool
i like it, too, but prefer finbar

dizzydixies · 28/05/2008 10:25

pmsl @ salmon of knowledge!

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DumbledoresGirl · 28/05/2008 10:24

As a mother of a Finbar (who yesterday said he wanted to always be called Finn - though it was a passing fancy!) what can I say?

Fantastic name!

(Though personally, I did not want a Finn on its own or a Finlay etc as I aim for unusual names, hence Finbar).

dizzydixies · 28/05/2008 10:23

thanks wats!

dizzydixies · 28/05/2008 10:22

here

babyname site with Frank McCourt pn the names

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