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Finn...lovely or not mn's???

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CinderellaRach · 04/02/2010 13:12

Hi mn's I've just had my 20week scan and found out I'm having a boy.I already have ds 19mnths called Ellis.
I absolutely love the name Finn but dh says it's silly and not a real name.He like's Chester(which I hate).Does anyone know of any Finn's?Do you like the name or do you think I'm 'trying too hard'?Honest opinions please!!!xx

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mumoftoomany · 04/02/2010 14:22

You need to add all the Finns, Finlays, Finleys, Finnians (& other variations) to get the true popularity of Finn.

Ondine · 04/02/2010 14:01

Is Finn really that popular? It was #119 on last years baby name list. Finlay & Finley was higher but still it's not on an Oliver and Harry type of level.

I really like it, I just think Finn McCool which is good. It's a name that works for all ages too.

Blanchet · 04/02/2010 13:42

Finn is def a real name, I think all the longer ones like Finlay are just off-shoots of Finn. Iklboo beat me too it with Finn McCool!

Rich of your dh to say Finn isn't proper and then suggest Chester, which i certainly don't consider a very classic name... a rather unattractive surname imo.

I do quite agree with ShowofHands that it's become a bit of an invisible "Jack" type name, but then again there are plus sides to having a popular name and it's not as if it's an ugly name.

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CinderellaRach · 04/02/2010 13:36

I honestly didn't know that it was that popular so thanks for letting me know that you've heard of loads!
Thanks for that link Iklboo!!My whole family is Irish.I've just sent that link about Finn McCool to DH now!!

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mumoftoomany · 04/02/2010 13:33

There are loads of Finns round here, 2 in my ds's class of 16 alone, that I can hardly remember which one is which

There are SO many other lovely names around!

Jamieandhismagictorch · 04/02/2010 13:29

I like it, but I'd choose something less popular.

Sazisi · 04/02/2010 13:26

I really like it.
I know a Finn here, and a Phineas in the uk (he's mostly called Phin).

There's also Finton, and Fionn (a boys name here, but a girls name in Wales )

ShowOfHands · 04/02/2010 13:26

It's like Harry and Oliver and Jack. It's no longer a name. There's so many of them that when people say it to me it's just like they're making a noise whilst referring to their child.

I've said this before. It's like walking into somebody's house and them having stripped floorboards, magnolia walls and accent art. It's fine and probably quite lovely but I've seen it so many times that the multiple occurences just cancel each other out and I'm left with a residual 'meh, another one' feeling.

And at school it'll be Finn A and Finn G because I guarantee he won't be the only one.

claricebean · 04/02/2010 13:23

I love it.. But we are in Spain, where it means end or final so we couldn't use it.

Iklboo · 04/02/2010 13:22

Sod

Finn McCool

Iklboo · 04/02/2010 13:22

I know a Finn, a Finley and a Finlay. I love the name - of course Finn is a proper name. hasn't your DH heard the legend of Finn McCool & The Giant's Causeway?

[[http://thenorthernirelandguide.co.uk/giants-causeway-and-legend-finn-mccool Finn McCool)

diedandgonetodevon · 04/02/2010 13:21

I like it but there seem to be a lot of them around.

princessmel · 04/02/2010 13:20

I know a lot of Finn/Finlay's.

3 in dd's class.

I like it.

gegs73 · 04/02/2010 13:19

I really like it but would probably call him Finlay and shorten it to Finn. I much prefer it to Chester which sounds like a dogs name.

sonniboo · 04/02/2010 13:18

There are so many Finns around that I'd avoid it for that reason alone.

Pancakeflipper · 04/02/2010 13:15

I know a few families who have a Finn or Finlay and an Ellis......

I think it is an ok name. I think I'd go with Finlay and shorten to Finn but then again I have a slight lisp so was deffo a no go for us.