Finn
Meaning of Finn
Finn is a breezy, four-letter name with roots as deep as an old oak: in ancient Irish legend, Finn MacCool was the wise, fair-haired warrior who outwitted giants, and his Gaelic name translates to “fair” or “white.” That luminous meaning, coupled with a hint of Scandinavian cool (it’s also a short form of names like Finnegan and Finley), gives the name a fresh coat of wanderlust. Pop culture keeps the sails full—think adventurous Huckleberry Finn, courageous Finn in Star Wars, and the affable quarterback on Glee—so modern parents see it as plucky, kind, and quietly heroic. The numbers back up the buzz: after lingering near the bottom of the U.S. charts for decades, Finn has surged into the Top 200, proving that small can indeed be mighty. Pronounced simply “fin,” it’s easy for toddlers to say, hard for anyone to forget, and carries just enough mythic sparkle to make a little boy feel larger than life.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as fin (/fɪn/)
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Notable People Named Finn
| Finn Michael Wolfhard is a Canadian actor, musician, and director best known for Stranger Things and for roles in It, It Chapter Two, Ghostbusters Afterlife, and Ghostbusters Frozen Empire. |
| Finn Wittrock is an American actor and Juilliard alum known for his work with Ryan Murphy, early TV and film roles, a run on All My Children, and a 2012 Broadway debut as Happy Loman in Death of a Salesman. |
| Finn Juhl was a Danish architect and designer who pioneered 1940s Danish modern furniture and brought it to America. |
| Finn Jones is an English actor best known for playing Loras Tyrell on Game of Thrones and Danny Rand as Iron Fist in Marvel television series. |
| Finn Erling Kydland is a Norwegian economist who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Economics for work on dynamic macroeconomics and business cycles and is a professor at the University of California Santa Barbara and Carnegie Mellon University. |
| Finn Moe was a Norwegian journalist and Labour Party politician. |
| Finn Delany is a New Zealand and Irish professional basketball player for Melbourne United in the NBL who played college basketball for the Southwest Baptist Bearcats. |
| Finn Wold was a Norwegian American biochemist who pioneered using reagents to map protein structure and function, reported early transition state analogs, and led the design of affinity labels. |
| Finn Gustavsen was a Norwegian socialist politician active from 1945 into the late 1970s known for an uncompromising contrarian stance. |
| Finn Brudevold was a Norwegian American dental researcher and educator best known for pioneering work on fluorine to protect teeth. |
| Finn Helgesen was a Norwegian speed skater. |
| Finn Maginness is an Australian rules footballer for Hawthorn and a third generation Hawk following his father and grandfather at the club. |
| Finn Cole - Finlay Lewis J. Cole is an English actor known for Peaky Blinders, Animal Kingdom, and F9. |
| Finn Iles is a Canadian downhill mountain bike racer who competes in Elite Downhill races on the Mountain Bike World Cup circuit. |
| Finn Myrvang is a Norwegian historian and folklore collector who is also an associate professor. |
