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Finn

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CheerfulYank · 01/07/2010 22:44

Is it short for anything besides Fintan? And what are people's general thoughts on it?

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LoopyLoupGarou · 31/10/2010 08:36

Ffion is a Welsh girl's name, so personally I wouldn't go with Fionn for a boy.

pilotinspector · 31/10/2010 01:43

Finbar, Finnegan, Fintan, Phineas, there are so many...

Cute NN but would use a longer form..

pickler · 31/10/2010 01:21

PS I doubt it will date terribly like Kai, Kaiden etc. It may date in a non-bad way though..

pickler · 31/10/2010 01:09

Love it. Totally inoffensive and quite handsome for a boy.

MelinaM · 31/10/2010 00:06

..nor Ffinian -celtic I think!

MuGGGhoulWump · 30/10/2010 23:36

Fine, but boring.

One of those recent names where it's not a name, but a noise people make when talking about a baby boy.

Nice and safe, if that's what you want.

May date badly, but may not.

Mitchymum · 30/10/2010 23:34

I really fancied called DD (had she been a DS) Finn. Husband said junior's childhood would be hell if he was fat.

So she was a girl (jennifer lol) and is very thin.

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CheerfulYank · 03/07/2010 01:04

It's not too trendy in our area; I do know one little girl who's Finley and is occasionally called Fin.

We read a book on Fionn Mac Chuaill (but it was Americanized to Finn MacCool) this past year at the school I work at, biggest. That's part of the reason I like it so much!

I know it's a very old name but I'm not sure if it's a trendy old name IYSWIM. (Liam, Aidan, etc.) I'm not even preg but I like to be prepared! It's either that or Jack...we don't have many of them here, here every other boy is Jake.

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ja9 · 02/07/2010 20:32

i love finn - was our name for dd! know quite few finlays but no finns...

PaulineCampbellJones · 02/07/2010 20:28

Finn or Fionn is a Scandinavian / Irish name as well that's not a nn.

biggest · 02/07/2010 18:51

I love the name, would spell it Fionn (but I am Irish!), you should read the story of Fionn Mac Chuaill online, a famous Irish myth about a giant!
I am having a DD this time, but had it been another DS it would have been Fionn for sure

mopsyflopsy · 02/07/2010 17:32

I find Finn very dull, probably because there are loads round here...

Thissideofchannel · 02/07/2010 17:22

Getting a bit overused imo....I know loads of Finnians, Finlays, Finleys, Finbars all born in the last 5 years or so. Most get called Finn.

How about Quinn?

allbie · 02/07/2010 16:41

I have a Finbar and it rocks so there!! NAR NE NAR NE NAR! Ha!

Tasala · 02/07/2010 16:40

Don't like it but I know a Phineas (called Fin).

Magalyxyz · 02/07/2010 16:18

Nobody has mentioned Finbar

Magalyxyz · 02/07/2010 16:16

Prefer Fionn (fyun)

BiscuitsandBaileys · 02/07/2010 16:00

I love the name Finn! DD2 was going to be Finn if she was a boy.

randomimposter · 02/07/2010 15:58

Rag cos of Michael Finnegan... chinnegan?

Ragwort · 02/07/2010 15:54

Sorry, really dislike it (as for Finnegan - I would really pity some poor boy with that name .)

randomimposter · 02/07/2010 15:52

I really loved Finn, and had it on list for DC2 ... but in the meantime have had 2 MCs and have gone off it a bit. Largely because it seems so popular - which is odd as DS is William (Billy) which is hardly rare!!

Also close friend has just called her new arrival Finlay so definitely can't do it now .

My preferred names are Finnian, Finnegan or Finley.

BrigitteBardot · 02/07/2010 15:03

The best name in the whole wide world

emmyloo2 · 02/07/2010 14:57

I agree with Hedwig. Over Finn to be honest. I feel like it's a little bit done.

No offence to those with sons called Finn!!

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allbie · 02/07/2010 14:27

Finn names are really rather lovely.