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Phineas. :-)

Phineas. I'm just really tired of the Irish trend. It's getting old.

My first thought was this song

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There was a boy called Michael Finnigan,
He grew whiskers on his chin-igan.
The wind came out and blew them in again.
Poor old Michael Finnigan, begin again.

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There was an old man named Michael Finnigan,
Who went off fishing with a pinnigan.
He caught a fish, but it fell in again.
Poor old Michael Finnigan.

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There was an old man named Michael Finnigan,
Who caught a cold and couldn't get well again.
Then he died, and had to begin again.
Poor old Michael Finnigan.

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I don't much care for Phineas either, or the Old Testament history. Hophni and Phineas were the two evil sons of the priest, Eli.

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How about Finn or Fionn? I really like both of these.

Finnegan definitely. It's a great name, that I'm liking more & more.

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:)

I personally much prefer Phineas. Not a big Finnegan-as-fn fan.

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I sort of get a "I'm looking for a whole name for the nn Finn" vibe from your question. May I interest you in Finley, by any chance?

Phineas

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Generally I really like Irish names, but I like the more obscure ones (Ronan, for example). Finnegan follows too many current naming trends, such as using an Irish surname as a first name. There's nothing wrong with Finnegan (it's still quite nice, in fact, and I do like it), but Phineas just has that quirky spunk that I love in a name.

I just can't fathom calling my kid Phin for short.

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I much prefer Fin or Finn, so Finnegan wins.

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Phineas..

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Finnegan makes me think "there was a man names Michael Finnegan, he grew whiskers on his chinnigan..".

Phineas

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Finnegan