Finn is generally regarded as a masculine given name. The name has several origins. In some cases it is derived from the Old Norse personal name and byname Finnr,[1] meaning "Sámi" or "Finn".[2] In some cases the Old Norse name was a short form of other names composed with this element (Thorfinn). In other cases, the name Finn is derived from the Irish Fionn, meaning "white" or "fair".[1] One of the related given names through Finnr is Finnur.
It is also occasionally a female given name.
People with the given name
- Finn Andrews (born 1983), British/New Zealand musician and singer/songwriter.
- Finn Atkins (born 1989), British actress
- Finn Bálor (born 1981), ring name of professional wrestler Fergal Devitt
- Finn Carter (born 1960), American actress
- Finn M. W. Caspersen (1941–2009), American financier
- Finn Devold (1902–1977), Norwegian explorer and marine biologist
- Finn Graff (born 1938), Norwegian illustrator
- Finnegan "Finn" Harries, a Youtuber on the YouTube channel JacksGap
- Finn Isaksen (1924–1987), Norwegian politician
- Finn Christian Jagge (1966–2020), Norwegian alpine skier
- Finn Jones (born 1988), English actor
- Finn Juhl (30 January 1912 – 17 May 1989), Danish Architect and Industrial Designer
- Finn Laudrup (born 1945), Danish international footballer
- Finn Lambrechts (1900–1956), Lieutenant General of the Royal Norwegian Air Force
- Finn Lied (1916–2014), Norwegian politician
- Finn Nørgaard (1959–2015), Danish filmmaker
- Finn Pedersen (1925–2012), Danish Olympic rower
- Finn Ronne (1899–1980), Norwegian Antarctic explorer
- Finn Russell (born 1992), professional rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors and the Scottish national team
- Finn Surman (born 2003), New Zealand professional footballer
- Finn Taylor (born 1958), American Norwegian Screenwriter and Director. [3]
- Finn Tugwell (born 1976), Danish table tennis player
- Finn Wagle (born 1941), Norwegian theologian
- Finn Wentworth (born 1958), American entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Finn Wittrock (born 1984), American actor
- Finn Wolfhard (born 2002), Canadian actor and musician
Fictional Characters
- Finn, from the Star Wars sequel trilogy
- Finn the Human, from Adventure Time
- Finn Hudson, a main character in the Fox musical comedy television series Glee
- Finn, from Arcane
- Finn, from The Lego Movie franchise
- Finn Abernathy, from (Bones)
- Finn McCool or MacCool (Fionn mac Cumhaill), hero in Irish mythology
- protagonist of the 1994 Finn Mac Cool (novel) by Morgan Llywelyn
- Finn McMissile (Cars 2) by Pixar
- Finn (Storm Hawks)
- Finn Bálor (born 1981), ring name of professional wrestler Fergal Devitt
References
- 1 2 Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
- ↑ Coleman, NL; Veka, O (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-299-24834-5 – via Google Books.
- ↑ IMDB
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