Boy names and a bit stuck!

[BabyGirlGreen]

Please be gentle as still morning sickness ridden at 37 weeks! Honest thoughts on Fintan for a boy - we have Irish heritage and a sibling with an Irish name. It would be shortened to Finn I would guess, but I think I’d prefer a longer version and Finlay doesn’t really work with our surname.

Fintan is lovely, my favourite “Finn” variation. I say go for it.

One of my favourite boys names!

I've just posted a similar thread before reading yours! I utterly sympathise with the fragile pregnant long term sickness choosing names situation. I think Fintan is lovely - unusual without being zaney, elegant with a lovely longer option and abbreviated option. Go for it!

Fintan is nice but I'd shorten to Fin!

A Finn is a person from Finland 🇫🇮

Ah thanks so much, that’s made me feel good about our choice. It’s definitely the favourite right now! The Finn/Fin question is interesting - DH sees fin as being a bit aquatic! Another question to ponder…

Phineas shortened to Phin? Not finnish or fishy

@WhoppingBigBackside I can only ever see ‘and Ferb’ at the end of Phineas 🤦🏼‍♀️

Finin? Means handsome

And I live the name Fabian, you could call him Fin for short?

I like Fintan.

Also like Fergus, Fingal and Flynn!

Fintan is a solid choice!

Fintan is a lovely name. It’s that rare thing - a classic name (of your heritage), that is unusual without sounding dated, odd or hard to spell/pronounce.

Finn/Fintan doesn’t make me think of a particular class or age. It also is interesting and nice to say.

I think Finnian is the nicest of all the iterations just my opinion!

Though Fintan is lovely

Fintan is ok. There’s a few in my dads side. He’s from Derry. There’s also Finbar or Fingall if you’re looking for alternative fins

It’s nice, but there are an awful lot of them.

Fionn?

Sorry you’re feeling shitty

Or Phineas…

Phineas avoids the Fin (🐟) or Finn (🇫🇮) issue. You could shorten to Phin?

Finn is lovely and commonly used in Ireland. It is the anglicised version of Fionn meaning 'fair one'.