Finn (given name)

Finn is a unisex (but 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.^{[citation needed]}

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 actor
Finn Bálor (born 1981), ring name of professional wrestler Fergal Devitt
Finn Carter (born 1960), American actor
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, 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 (1912–1989), 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), British 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
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

As a nickname

F1NN5TER (born 2000), video game streamer

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 the Bones TV series
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, ring name of professional wrestler Fergal Devitt (born 1981)
Finn Finnegan (Fool's Gold (2008 film)) by Andy Tennant

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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