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Finn

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chillipopcorn1 · 25/01/2025 10:47

Deciding on a boys name and I think this is the one but saw a comment saying it was chavvy and it's made me doubt myself! Is it classless? I prefer Finn to Finlay or Finley. Other favourites (but I would have to win DH over) are Cassian, Caspian, Felix or Jasper. Help!

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missbeehive5 · 26/01/2025 00:00

Love Finn but really don't like Finley/Finlay.

Finn on its own is lovely. Always reminds me of a surfer boy kind of name.

Eenameenadeeka · 26/01/2025 07:43

It's a lovely name

RightOnTheEdge · 26/01/2025 07:48

I don't know any Finns but I know a couple of Finleys known as Finn and I don't think it's chavvy or dated at all.
It's a nice name.

Firsttimebabymummy · 26/01/2025 07:56

Finn is lovely!

readyandwaiting123 · 26/01/2025 07:59

I have a Finley but he's always just called Finn now. I absolutely love the name

Pumpkincozynights · 26/01/2025 08:04

I don’t think it’s chavvy. Go for it.

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Manchesterbythesea · 26/01/2025 08:05

I like it. It’s very popular here in Ireland. Both my ds’s would know a few Finn’s. I don’t like Finley/Finlay though. Just Finn.

Mercurial123 · 26/01/2025 08:06

It's a great name, and it's definitely not dated.

Scorpion84 · 26/01/2025 08:12

Definitely not chavvy in my opinion

I have a Finley and everyone calls him Finn , in hindsight I wish I had just called him Finn as I prefer it to Finley .

QuartzIlikeit · 26/01/2025 08:41

Lovely name. Not dated or chavvy. Definitely use it!

readyandwaiting123 · 26/01/2025 08:56

Scorpion84 · 26/01/2025 08:12

Definitely not chavvy in my opinion

I have a Finley and everyone calls him Finn , in hindsight I wish I had just called him Finn as I prefer it to Finley .

That's exactly how I feel and we don't ever use his full name lol. I guess they will have the choice when older though.

Scorpion84 · 26/01/2025 09:04

@readyandwaiting123 im probably the only who doesn't call him Finn as it feels weird 🤣

Twixtmasjigsaw · 26/01/2025 09:11

Ignore the haters. Finn is a great name.

Jasper, is a great name for a Labrador. I don't rate it as a kid's name.

Mitheredandbothered · 26/01/2025 12:13

Finn isn’t an anglicised spelling @BeckyWithTheGoodBear. It’s an older form of Fionn.

Finn isn’t a short version of Finley @sel2223. It can be used as such but is also a standalone name. Like Anna/Annabelle I suppose.

BeckyWithTheGoodBear · 26/01/2025 12:29

Source please

.Ancestry website has the following :

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Finn ‘descendant of Fionn’ a byname meaning ‘white’ or ‘fair-haired’; it is often found Anglicized as White. This name is borne by several families in the west of Ireland.

White Surname Meaning & White Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®

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https://www.ancestry.co.uk/name-origin?surname=white

Mitheredandbothered · 26/01/2025 12:30

beencaughttrollin · 25/01/2025 23:06

I prefer Finn to Finlay or Finley.

Me too, and I am Scottish, which is probably the origin (Findláech, and later Fionnlagh and Fionnlagh) and/or saturation point of Finlay/Finley/Findlay/Findley. Although there are also Irish sources for Fin(n), like Finbar. And others, like SVU detective Odafin (Finn) Tutola, who is of Yoruba (Nigerian) heritage.

Also be aware that the Gaelic meaning - white warrior - may be open to (mis)interpretation in these times.

Finn is the name of a hero/warrior (Fionn MacCumhaill, modern Irish spelling) from Irish mythology, but the name Finn/Fionn doesn’t literally mean white warrior.

It means fair haired usually, white or bright, clear.

Fionn MacCumhaill is said to have been given the nickname when his hair turned prematurely white. His first name was actually Deimne.

Mitheredandbothered · 26/01/2025 12:34

Find became Finn became Fionn @BeckyWithTheGoodBear. Just check out the etymology of Fionn.

Normallynumb · 26/01/2025 13:59

I love Finn.My DS3 was very nearly Finn
I don't think it's dated, just not as popular as it was say 20 years ago.

ToBoneOrNotToBone · 26/01/2025 14:05

Love Finn, ours has 2 more in his school but none in his year so not overly common. To me, it's a strong name whereas I find Finlay a bit wet. And where we are I feel there's a bit of a divide between those who would use Finn and those who would use Finlay.

greenpasturesandcloverfields · 26/01/2025 16:59

I vote for Finn also; I think it's a great name!

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chillipopcorn1 · 26/01/2025 21:48

Thank you all that's my mind made up (and some very interesting etymology thanks also). Finn it is 😍

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WilderHorses · 26/01/2025 21:57

Finn is lovely 👏

mathanxiety · 26/01/2025 22:05

beencaughttrollin · 25/01/2025 23:06

I prefer Finn to Finlay or Finley.

Me too, and I am Scottish, which is probably the origin (Findláech, and later Fionnlagh and Fionnlagh) and/or saturation point of Finlay/Finley/Findlay/Findley. Although there are also Irish sources for Fin(n), like Finbar. And others, like SVU detective Odafin (Finn) Tutola, who is of Yoruba (Nigerian) heritage.

Also be aware that the Gaelic meaning - white warrior - may be open to (mis)interpretation in these times.

Finn is just the white/ fair part of the name that is anglicized as Finley/Finlay.

Lagh/laoch/laech means hero/champion.

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