Finn (given name)

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 "Lapp" or "Finn".^[2] In some cases the Old Norse name was a short form of other names composed with this element. In other cases, the name Finn is derived from Irish, meaning "white" or "fair". In the later case, the name is an earlier Irish variant of Fionn.^[1]

It is also occasionally a female given name, although this is less common.

List of people with the given name Finn

Finn (Frisian), Frisian King, who appears in Beowulf and The Fight at Finnsburg
Finn Alnæs (1932–1991), Norwegian novelist
Finn Bálor, professional wrestler signed to WWE who performs in WWE's developmental brand, WWE NXT.
Finn Carter (born 1960), American actress
Finn M. W. Caspersen (1941-2009), American financier
Finn Graff (born 1938), Norwegian illustrator
Finn Harries, a Youtuber on the YouTube channel JacksGap
Finn Isaksen (1924–1987), Norwegian politician
Finn Jones (born 1988), English actor
Finn Laudrup (born 1945), Danish international footballer
Finn Lambrechts (1900–1956), Lieutenant General of the Royal Norwegian Air Force
Finn mac Cumaill (Old, Middle, Modern Irish: Find, Finn, Fionn), mac Cumhaill anglicised to "McCool", a legendary warrior of Irish mythology
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 Tugwell (born 1976), Danish table-tennis player
Finn Wittrock (born 1984), American actor in the soap opera All My Children
Finn Wagle (born 1941), Norwegian theologian
several legendary High Kings of Ireland
- Eber Finn, 1700 BC (AFM), 1287–1286 BC (FFE)
- Cearmna Finn, 1533–1493 BC (AFM), 1155–1115 BC (FFE)
- Finn mac Blatha, 952–930 BC (AFM), 725–705 BC (FFE)
- Duach Finn, 904–894 BC (AFM), 679–674 BC (FFE)
- Ailill Finn, 795–786 BC (AFM), 586–577 BC (FFE)
- Fiatach Finn, 36–39 AD (AFM), 25–28 AD (FFE)

Fictional characters

Finn (comics), the eponymous hero of a comic strip of the same name written by Pat Mills, published in 2000 A.D.
Finn, a character in the The Deptford Mice books by Robin Jarvis
Finn, a character in Mary Stanton's Unicorns of Balinor book series
Finn, a character in the Jackie Chan Adventures television series
Finn, a character in Tai Chi Chasers.
Finn, a character in the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Finn, a character in the novel What I Was by Meg Rosoff
Finn, one of the main protagonists of the animated television series Storm Hawks
Finn, a wizard character in the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila
Finn the Human, one of the main protagonists in the 2010 animated series Adventure Time
Finn Dodd, the main character of How to Make an American Quilt
Finn DeTrolio, character in The Sopranos
Finn Fish, a character from the anime/manga Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne
Finn Hudson, a character in the television show, Glee
Finn Nelson, a character in the television show My Mad Fat Diary
Finn O'Connor (Hollyoaks), a character played by Connor Wilkinson in the television show Hollyoaks
Finn Sharkey, a character in the television series Waterloo Road.
Finn Whitman, from the Ridley Pearson novel The Kingdom Keepers
Michael "Finn" O'Leary, a playable character in Call of Duty: Black Ops II Zombies map Mob of the Dead
The Finn, a character in William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy
Finn McMissile, a character in Cars 2
Finn (FN-2187), one of the lead characters in 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the rest of the Star Wars sequel trilogy

References

^ ^a ^b 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.

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[Hanks-1] 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.

[2] 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.

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