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Alternatives?
I adore the name Finn. My husband says it feels/sounds/looks incomplete. What are some alternatives to using Finn? (Neither of us is crazy about Finnegan, unfortunately.) What middle names go well with the short but handsome Finn? Also, how do you feel about the name Hudson? There's something about it that seems very appealing and strong, but I also worry it's too trendy right now. Any good middle name suggestions for Hudson?

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I feel the same way about the name Finn which my DP picked for our son.
I couldn't find a long name I liked at the time, but now I wish we had gone for Griffin, Finnbjorn or Torfinn. But to tell the truth, neither of those names would suit him as he definitely is a Finn. I also like Finnian. Not crazy about Hudson for myself, but I'd like to see it on another child.
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Finn is perfectly fine on it's own, it's well established as a full name. I don't believe Phineas has been suggested yet. You could also use Finn as a nickname for Griffin.
Hudson reminds me of the Bay, and the company named after it. I'm Canadian so the Hudson Bay Trading Company is involved in a lot of our history and the stores are everywhere. Looking past that association it's not my style, I'm not a big fan of surnames that have no family connection.
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Finley / Finlay is the obvious one for the nickname Finn, however I do like Finnegan so that would be my personal choice. A longer (maybe three syllable or more) middle name would suit Finn better, something like: Christopher, Nicholas, Edison etc.It's true that Hudson is trendy and imo it's only getting trendier, however it is on my list as I am having a bit of "-son" phase of names at the moment.
Hudson Cole
Hudson Finley!? (or Finley Hudson / Finn Hudson?)
Hudson Tobias
Hudson Edward
Hudson Jay
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Finn -
Finley/Finlay
Finnian
GriffinAs for Hudson, I actually really like it. Trendy or not.
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I think Finnegan is too over-the-top and reminds me of the rhyme about Michael Finnegan! I like Finlay the best, although some people think it's more of a girl's name - I hate it for a girl, personally. Finley is also a fine spelling. Finnian or Fintan are quite handsome too.I don't like Hudson, it's too trendy because it fits with the whole "surnames-as-firstnames" trend.
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Some weeks ago I was watching the BBC News and a youngish man was interviewed on Orkney, one of the remote isles of Scotland which has Norse heritage - his surname was something like McLeod and his first name was Thorfinn
I'd never encountered that name before but I find it is a bona fide Norse name and it might make an alternative to Finn if you wanted to take the nordic route!
Still, Finn is so established as a name now I don't think that's necessary.
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Ooooh, I actually quite like Thorfinn! Which is weird because I tend to find Finn names rather silly sounding. I bet this young man was named after the Earl of Orkney.
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I really think that if you named him Finn it would stop seeming incomplete, in a jiffy. It's fine. It's way better than Hudson, IMO. To me, Hudson sounds phoney and loud and try-hard butch like Ryder or Landon (it's a trendy style, yeah). Or else it sounds like a brand name. I really don't like it. Finn is nms either but it's much more friendly and honestly masculine sounding IMO than Hudson. And it goes so well with Rhys, doesn't it? Finn gets my vote.Finn Eamon
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What about Finnian? As far as combos go, I like Finn Joseph, Finn Gabriel, Finn Elijah, Finn Alexander, Finn Samuel, Finn Darcy, Finn Isaac, Finn Isaiah, Finn Oliver, Finn Oscar, Finn Michael, Finn Ezekiel, Finn Riley, Finn Rupert, Finn Harry, Finn Hamish and Finn Jeremiah.I actually don't mind Hudson at all, which is strange because I normally don't go for names like it. What about Hudson Jack, Hudson Eli, Hudson Michael, Hudson Lewis/Louis, Hudson Luke/Luca, Hudson Jesse, Hudson Felix, Hudson Asher, Hudson Abel, Hudson Amos, Hudson Enoch, Hudson Remy, Hudson Rhett, Hudson Raphael, Hudson Toby, Hudson Isaac, Hudson Paul.
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I think that Finn is fine on its own. Fintan and Finlay / Finley are other options. You might also consider Flynn.I don't mind Hudson, but I dislike the possible nickname Hud. It sounds clunky and unattractive to me.Combos:Finn Guthrie
Finn Joseph
Finn Oliver
Finn Alexander
Finn Alistair / Alastair / Alasdair
Finn Levi
Finn Lucas
Finn Evander
Finn Arlo
Finn Patrick
Finn Samuel
Finn Gregory
Finn JordanHudson Jude
Hudson Joel
Hudson James
Hudson Oliver
Hudson Elias
Hudson Eli
Hudson Elijah
Hudson Patrick
Hudson Cole
Hudson Alaric
Hudson Isaac

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Finnian, Fintan, Finlay/Finley, Fionn (which I believe sounds the same but looks different), FinbarI don't like Hudson because it reminds me of a surname and the river.Just don't use Finn Hudson in combination- it's the name of a character on Glee.
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I like Hudson. It's the name of a polar bear I saw in an Australian zoo. I think it's handsome and not too common. I also like Finn and I think it works well on its own.For alternatives to Finn: http://www.behindthename.com/name/finn-1/tree
or: http://www.behindthename.com/name/finley/treeThere you can find pretty much all longer forms for the nickname Finn. Finlay, Finley, Finbar and so on.

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