Can Finn Stand Alone?

achowa00 · May 2011

Hi ladies,

I really like the name (NN?) Finn, but am not a fan of the longer names that it might be a NN for: Finnegan, Finian, et.al. Phineas is okay, but we would choose Finn partially for its Irish roots and background and they're not really the same name.

Do you think Finn can stand on it's own or needs to be short for something? MN will be either Oliver or James (family names) and our last name is a Mc-----.

alehayes · May 2011

mj.reilly:
Yes, it can.

Agreed. Finn is one of my favorite boy names

HappyMrsK · May 2011

I think it's fine on it's own.

ames71 · May 2011

Absolutely. Love Finn BTW.

beewltched · May 2011

I think probably so. Do you like Griffin?

heathlyn9 · May 2011

I agree, it can stand on it's own.

KStar21 · May 2011

Yes, it certainly can!

kerrymass · May 2011

Absolutely. If you decide to go w/ a longer name, I prefer Finbar to Finnegan or Phineas.

Ashnmike528 · May 2011

Sure can, I know the cutest little boy names Finn.

Ruby_Soho · May 2011

It absolutely does. It is a legit full name and has been for an incredibly long time.

If you're not too sure though, what about Fintan? Or you could use Fionn as an alternative?

achowa00 · May 2011

beewltched:
I think probably so. Do you like Griffin?

I do, but it's our nephew's name!

pinkflipflops44 · May 2011

Yup

Aaron'sWife · May 2011

It definitely can!

abba916 · May 2011

Sure.

NewlyWeds13 · May 2011

what about Finnbar? It is an Irish name I think (it might have a double r at the end, I would have to look it up).

Anyways, Finn might be ok alone (similar to Jack in my mind) but it is a nickname, so people will likely ask what the full name is and as long as you are ok with correcting them and saying, there is no full name, it is just Finn, then I think it is fine:)

Finn is cute! Although I always think of Huck Finn:)

Marettie · May 2011

I think it can, but really do like Finnegan for a full name.

ye77ow+lette · May 2011

it can but all i think of is:

Ruby_Soho · May 2011

NewlyWeds13:
what about Finnbar? It is an Irish name I think (it might have a double r at the end, I would have to look it up).

Anyways, Finn might be ok alone (similar to Jack in my mind) but it is a nickname, so people will likely ask what the full name is and as long as you are ok with correcting them and saying, there is no full name, it is just Finn, then I think it is fine:)

Finn is cute! Although I always think of Huck Finn:)

While Finn is used as a nickname, it is a name in its own right and in fact many of the Irish names like Finbar (no double n, no double r) and Finnegan stem from it, not the other way around.

apc1929 · May 2011

Definitely stand alone name.. Love it

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