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.

People with the given name include:

Finn Alnæs (1932–1991), Norwegian novelist
Finn Atkins (born 1989), British actress
Finn Bálor (born 1981), ring name of professional wrestler Fergal Devitt
Elizabeth Fearn Finn Carter (born 1960), American actress
Finn M. W. Caspersen (1941-2009), American financier
Finn Graff (born 1938), Norwegian illustrator
Finnegan "Finn" Harries, a Youtuber on the YouTube channel JacksGap
Finn Isaksen (1924–1987), Norwegian politician
Finn Jones (born 1988), English actor Terence Jones
Finn Laudrup (born 1945), Danish international footballer
Finn Lambrechts (1900–1956), Lieutenant General of the Royal Norwegian Air Force
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 Wagle (born 1941), Norwegian theologian
Peter Finn Wittrock (born 1984), American actor in the soap opera All My Children
Finn Wolfhard (born 2002), Canadian actor and musician

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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