Finn?

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Expecting our first boy very soon, and we have really struggled with a name. DH and I both have other names we prefer, but neither likes the other's name, and Finn, while not being first choice for either of us, is the only one we can agree on. But we are still not 100%!

My concern is that it is a bit short - i only like it as a name in its own right, but will people always think it's short for something else? DH has a short name and doesn't think this is a problem. He thinks it's a little too popular (although we don't know any other Finns and only one Finley) and there'll be loads in his class. I have a really common name and don't think it's a problem!

Any thoughts? On the name itself, or on compromising!

I love it, but it is short for Finlay. Not that that should matter one iota. If you like it, use it.

Personally my favourite boys names are
Adam
Luke
Zachary
Dominic
Edward
Evan
William
Marcus

Finn is ok but I agree, people will assume Finn is short for Finley. I know 2 Finleys and a Finney!

Sometimes compromise is inevitable if you really can't agree, but I think its a shame not to be 100% on the name of your first born.

I really like it; it is normally short for Finlay but I think it is fine on its own. It is pretty popular where I live in the South East - I know one Finn aged six months, three Finns aged four and one aged six - but if popularity doesn't bother you then go for it!

Finn is an older name than Finley... They are two different names and I would consider Finn the more traditional of the two. (Maybe in England it is more commonly a nn).
I like it a lot. Popularity is the only issue as someone has already mentioned.

It can also be short for Finbar, a name which really only works if your child is blonde....

I have a 6 year old Finn and still really love his name. He's the only Finn in his whole school. There are some Finlay/Finley's which is much more common but no other Finn's. I love that you can't shorten it and it's meaning "Fair" suits him perfectly.

Finn is an entirely different name than Finley and is a great strong name - think of Finn McCool (Giant's causeway)
My ds (2 this week!) is Finnegan and known interchangeably as Finn or Finnegan.
There are quite a lot of Finlay/Finleys about but I have yet to meet another Finn or Finnegan.
If he is likely to be fair they it is very fitting.

I love Finnegan, Lainey, what a great name (and I think of the great Ginn McCool too!)

Finn McCool. What is up* with my phone typing today?! :)

We were 100% on the name of our first born, and I think that's the reason we're struggling now. We both loved DD's name from the start, but girl names are so much easier!

It doesn't help that I have a massive family with a lot of boys in, and most of the other boys names I like are taken already. I could use a name that's already gone, but I really want him to have his own name, if you know what I mean? Within family and friends, anyway, I don't mind him being common in general!

Also I don't think there are any boy names I'm 100% on!

pinkpeony - actually think you may have turned my negative into a positive! I don't shorten my name, and it really irritates me when people try to, so maybe the fact it is short already and can't be shortened more is a good thing!

There are A LOT of little Finns out there already... the name seems to have shot up the popularity charts over the past 3-4 years.

Other than that finn reminds me of a fish and I prefer the full versions of the name - Finley, Finlay, Finnian, Finnegan?

I have a 2yo Finley and wished we had just called him Finn... Much cooler!!

Thanks forgetmenot I regretted it slightly when he was tiny due to the occassional face when telling people, but now I love that it is different without being too wacky.

How about Finnestairre?

How do you pronounce that piglet?

Finn is Irish and Finlay is the Scottish
same with Fionn Irish, Fiona Scottish

and Finlay is just the English spelling for the Scottish version, Finlay is not pronounced Fin LAY

My uncle was called Finbar which i love and could be fin for short.

Finley is just the English spelling I mean!

If it's popularity doesn't bother you then go for it!

There do seem to be a lot about though. I know of half a dozen young Finns, but only one Finlay

I like it! I prefer it to Finley personally,though I can't put my finger on why.

I also like Flynn.

I love it but it really wouldn't go with our surname.

I like Flynn too, Alis, but DH wasn't keen. Not sure why!

I'm not keen on any of the longer versions, except Finnian/Finnegan (very literary!) but the multiple syllables and -an sound on the end sounds rubbish with our surname. For such a 'normal' surname, it rules out a ridiculous amount of names, especially boy names!

The popularity thing I think is regional (we're in Yorkshire and there don't seem to be that many about), but even so, there are a lot more girls with DD's name than we originally thought, and that doesn't really bother me. Until I hear someone with an awful accent screech it across Tesco, of course ;)

I don't think anyone has mentioned Fintan yet?

There is nothing wrong with Finn. It has one syllable, but so has James or Tom or Jack.

I love Finn. Know a wee boy called Fin and he is such a cute, happy (and naughty!) wee boy.