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Finnegan?

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What do you think?  My DH came up with it because his family is Irish.  BUt I really dont know if I like it.  I actually dont but he is stuck on it.  He also Likes Owen which to me sounds weak.  What does everyone think
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  • TELK83TELK83
    So you have an obviously Irish last name? If you do then I would say you could get away w/ it. Otherwise, you could name him Finnegan and call him Finn! Personally, I like the name Owen better. GL!
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  • thairathaira
    Love it...would you use the nickname Finn...I love that too.
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  • andrea922andrea922 member
    I think you have a lot of time left to come up with a name that you both like. My son is Finn so I am partial to the name, but not Finnegan. Owen doesn't sound weak to me.
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  • newportbride715newportbride715 member
    I LOVE the name Finn, but I prefer it on its own. If it had to have a longer name, I'd choose Finian but I still strongly prefer just Finn, like Finn McCool.
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  • KB0426KB0426
    We would call him Finn.  I know I have a long time but we talk about names a lot as I am sure most do.  Our last name is English.
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  • teamla2000teamla2000

    I love Owen, but it's very popular, and if you think it sounds weak, then don't do it.

    Finnegan I wouldn't do for two reasons:

    - Finnegan's Wake, by James Joyce, which then became an Irish folk song which is quite well known.  It's about Tim Finnegan, who gets drunk and falls off a ladder and everyone thinks he's dead, they have a wake, it becomes apparent he's not dead, people start throwing whisky around, mayhem ensues, etc. (great drinking song though).  See https://www.thebards.net/music/lyrics/Finnegans_Wake.shtml. 

    - I live in Canada and there was a puppet (dog) named Finnegan on Mr. Dressup which everyone 20-40 in Canada will know about.

    The drinking song would be the main reason though...

    Are you wanting to call him Finn?  How about Finlay?

     

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  • MoFreeMoFree member
    I prefer Owen over Finnegan, which seems too much of a last name to me.
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  • EmmaRainEmmaRain member

    I like Finn, but Finnegan sounds too much like Phinergan (a very common drug) to me. A lot of times people get Phinergan during labor for nausea. I think anyone medical will make this connection.

    https://www.drugs.com/phenergan.html

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  • cjillacjilla
    I LOVE Finnegan/ Finn. Soo cute. I hate the name Owen, but I realize it is pretty popular. I just sounds wimpy and nerdy to me!
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  • tct1219tct1219 member
    it's ok, i just feel like that fin- name trend is slowing down.
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  • J+RJ+R
    It could be cute... with a NN of Finn :)
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  • vegemom302vegemom302 member
    I love the name Finn, very cute.
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  • SpocklesSpockles member
    I like the name!! I also like the name Owen.
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  • lp0418lp0418 member
    If my LO had been a boy finnegan was in the running for the mn, so i really like it
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  • Kendall13Kendall13
    I knew a girl with this name and we all called her "Finn".
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  • BrideBuddiesBrideBuddies member

    I like it!

    One of the singers in my favorite band named his baby Finnegan and they call him Finn.   His last name is very Irish (McCann).  Not sure I would use it if the last name isn't Irish sounding, tho.

    FWIW, Daddy is a singer of Irish/Celtic/Newfoundland traditional music, so it fits in with his family history very well.

     

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  • berryblndgirlberryblndgirl
    I like it, esp. with Finn as a nn. What about Finlay/Finley?
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  • May524May524
    I think it's cute! I like it a lot more than Owen.
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  • Smores730Smores730 member

    Finnegan just makes me think of that annoying Michael Finnegan song "he grew whiskers on his chin again". I prefer Finley or even better Owen.

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  • sunnydays99sunnydays99 member
    imageteamla2000:

    - I live in Canada and there was a puppet (dog) named Finnegan on Mr. Dressup which everyone 20-40 in Canada will know about.

     

    Yep, this is all I think about!  I have a good association with the name b/c I LOVED Mr. Dressup, but I don't like it for a child's name.  Finn is cute though!

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  • Aligator28Aligator28 member
    I really like it, and I love the name Finn.?
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  • teamla2000teamla2000
    imageBrideBuddies:

    One of the singers in my favorite band named his baby Finnegan and they call him Finn.   His last name is very Irish (McCann).  Not sure I would use it if the last name isn't Irish sounding, tho.

    FWIW, Daddy is a singer of Irish/Celtic/Newfoundland traditional music, so it fits in with his family history very well.

    Hmmm... GBS?  ;)

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  • dpdwdpdw member

    Finn is starting to become a (relatively) popular Irish name on the East Coast.  I know one kid who is just Finn, another who is Finian, but no Finnegans.  I think it works best with an Irish last name, but can also work with an English one.

    I wouldn't worry about the Finnegan's Wake connection -- it's a funny song, but it's no reason not to use the name. 

    I like Owen too and it doesn't sound weak to me -- but maybe it's because I know a few Owens & none of them are weak people.

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  • jlynnr87jlynnr87
    I instantly thought 'begin again' when I read the name.. It's by awful but I do like Owen better.
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  • JLW10JLW10
    I like Finn and Owen.
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  • Mrs.CarlybellaMrs.Carlybella member

    i LOVE the name Owen- it is a great name

    I am not sure how I feel about Finnegan- it seems a little odd to me unless it was a family  name, however I do love the name Finn and would prob just go with that alone

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  • LMS05LMS05 member
    Love Owen. Hate Finnegan. It sounds so pretentious.?
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  • HovieHovie
    I prefer Owen
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  • lisa5201lisa5201 member

    imageberryblndgirl:
    I like it, esp. with Finn as a nn. What about Finlay/Finley?

    Love Finn

    Like Finley over Finnegan?

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