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View Name: Fionn


FIONN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Irish, Irish Mythology
PRONOUNCED: FIN, FYOON   [key]
Meaning & History
From Irish fionn (older Irish finn) meaning "fair" or "white". Fionn mac Cumhail was a legendary Irish hero who became all-wise by eating an enchanted salmon. He fought against the giant Fomors with his son Oisín and grandson Oscar.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Finn, Fion (Irish), Finn (Irish Mythology)
DIMINUTIVES: Finnagán, Finnán, Fionnán (Irish)
Popularity
Ireland  ranked #35 
Northern Ireland  ranked #80 



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