Message: "Fionn" - Behind the Name

Fionn

by Aine (poetic_freedom)

5/9/2007, 9:54 PM

This has been really growing on me lately. I love all the imagery associated with the myth of Fionn MacCool, which was my favourite Irish myth growing up.

WDYT of Fionn (prn. fin)? Is it workable as a fn in an English speaking country like Australia or the US? Mn suggestions?

TIA!

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- Eden (eden_eli)

5/10/2007, 8:57 PM

I think you'd probably have to tell people how it's pronounced (in the US), but it's very workable. My son is called Finn (short for Finley) and we get compliments all the time.

- 1st_Timothy_4.12 (guest)

5/10/2007, 2:00 PM

I'd definitely say it's workable and I rather like it. It seems more complete and less nicknamey than Finn.

- Speranza

5/10/2007, 2:03 AM

I love Fionn and it's definitely in the running if I ever have a son. I say it "Fyoon" though.

I would say it's workable in Australia or the U.S.

- LMS

5/9/2007, 11:38 PM

I love it. I live in the US and I think it is totally do-able. The only issue would be ignorant people who would pronounce it Fie-onn. If you like the Fionn MacCool association maybe you can go with a mn that is sort of like MacCool, like Max or Mack.

- Ora

5/9/2007, 11:35 PM

I like this name too :-)

However, I don't think it'd work well outside of Ireland unless you went with the spelling Finn... you know anybody else (no matter the country) will want to say "fee-on."

Though those with Irish ancestry or a love of Ireland may know how to correctly pronounce it. I can imagine a little boy with this name having some problems in school though... with kids/teachers accidentally (or purposely, I'm sure in some cases) saying "Fiona" instead.

Some mn combo ideas:

Fionn Jameson (edit: BtN likes to spell this mn as Jamison apparently :P)
Fionn Bradley
Fionn Brandon
Fionn Marcus
Fionn Cedric
Fionn Alexander
Fionn Carter
and my favorite - Fionn Gawain (finn ga-wayn? awesome sounding! he sounds like a strong, brave man doesn't he? But with a combination of names of two mythic heroes... of course lol)

Some fn combo ideas (I know you didn't request these, but they popped into my head and I though they sounded great lol):

Benjamin Fionn
Luke Fionn
Ariston Fionn
Cedric Fionn
Alexander Fionn
Henry Fionn

This message was edited 5/9/2007, 11:35 PM

- orchid

5/9/2007, 10:40 PM

I personally love Finn, and although I am a supporter of staying true to traditional spellings, this is one of those cases when I think it would cause problems with pronunciation and teasing (the spelling lends itself to becoming "Fiona" very quickly). Anyway, I would go with Finn, which is one of my favorites.

- garden2

5/9/2007, 10:15 PM

I like the name Fionn. It's so unique and cool. I really like Finley too.

Thanks

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