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FINN (1)
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Irish Mythology, Irish
Meaning & History
Older Irish form of FIONN. This is also the usual Anglicized spelling of the name. As a surname it is borne by Huckleberry Finn, a character in Mark Twain's novels.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Fionn (Irish Mythology), Fionn, Fion (Irish)
DIMINUTIVES: Finnagán, Finnán, Fionnán (Irish)
Popularity
United States  ranked #300 
Australia (NSW)  ranked #74 
Ireland  ranked #46 
Netherlands  ranked #15 
Northern Ireland  ranked #52 
Scotland  ranked #81 
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FINN (2)


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