I love the name [name]Finn[/name] and have been debating whether to use longer version [name]Finnegan[/name] or [name]Finnian[/name] and use nn [name]Finn[/name] or simply use [name]Finn[/name] on its own.
First question is [name]Finnegan[/name], [name]Finnian[/name] or [name]Finn[/name] (i must mention here that whilst i think I slightly perfer [name]Finnian[/name]… [name]Egan[/name] is my maiden name and using [name]Finnegan[/name] somehow feels like I am honouring my side of the family!..[name]Finn[/name] alone I [name]ADORE[/name] but do you think its substantial enough alone?..another consideration is that it is also much more popular where I live than the longer versions)
Second: Another favourite name of mine is [name]Boone[/name]…do you prefer [name]Finnegan[/name] [name]Boone[/name] or [name]Boone[/name] [name]Finnegan[/name]?
Third: Again relating to another name I love [name]Sullivan[/name]…another irish surname…I’m wondering if are finnegan (finn) and [name]Sullivan[/name] (van/sulli) too close as brothers or just close eough to be perfect?!
Personally, I really like [name]Finnegan[/name]. I generally like names that can be shortened to cool nicknames and [name]Finnegan[/name] works great to get [name]Finn[/name]. [name]Finnian[/name] is nice too. You could also use [name]Finlay[/name]/[name]Finley[/name] to get to [name]Finn[/name]. I also really like [name]Sullivan[/name]. However, using two popular Irish surnames for siblings might seem odd if you are not at least a little bit Irish
I adore [name]Finnian[/name]. [name]Finnegan[/name] is okay, but too surname-y for my tastes (as is [name]Sullivan[/name] then, obviously!). [name]Finn[/name] would work on its own, but I think [name]Finnian[/name] is such a lovely name and [name]Finn[/name] works great as a nn.
I think [name]Boone[/name] has a really ugly sound to it
My sons given name is [name]Finn[/name] [name]Carlos[/name]…I am [name]Scot[/name]/Irish, his father is Spanish…I think [name]Finn[/name] (just [name]Finn[/name]) is a very strong yest gentle name and is very unique…when I named him in 1996, hardly anyone (except Irish friends had heard of it) it is quickly gaining popularity. Another friend who had her baby after me and is also Irish (maiden name McGovern) named her son Finnbargh which is the Gaelic spelling…Good luck!
I really like [name]Finnegan[/name] and love the the nn [name]Finn[/name]. [name]Finn[/name] is substantial enough to stand on its own, but it might be nice to have a longer name for your son. Honestly, I prefer the [name]Boone[/name] [name]Finnegan[/name], even though I really like [name]Finnegan[/name], it just flows better.
I don’t think that [name]Sullivan[/name] and [name]Finnegan[/name] are too close together.
It really is unfortunate that there’s the rhyme “There was an old man named [name]Michael[/name] [name]Finnegan[/name]…” because I think you will be hearing a lot of that if you go with [name]Finnegan[/name]. [name]Finnegan[/name] is a cool name, for sure, though, so it might be worth it. I definitely think you need more than just [name]Finn[/name].
“There was an old man named [name]Michael[/name] [name]Finnegan[/name], he wore whiskers on his chinegan…” That is what I automatically thinkof when I hear [name]Finnegan[/name]. I start singing. If you are going to call him [name]Finn[/name], I would name him [name]Finn[/name]. No longer version needed. I also love [name]Boone[/name]. If you used [name]Boone[/name], I think [name]Boone[/name] [name]Finnegan[/name] is fantastic!!
[name]Finnegan[/name] will probably cross over just fine; however I think of a 70s movie called “[name]Finnegan[/name], Begin Again” about a man reinventing his life. And [name]Finian[/name] has the terrible Broadway show “[name]Finian[/name]'s [name]Rainbow[/name].”
[name]Finlay[/name] is definitely the most approachable, as is [name]Finton[/name]. [name]Finbar[/name] is too odd sill.
I have to agree with the pp. [name]Finnegan[/name] makes me think of that (rather annoying) ryhme. If you want to call him [name]Finn[/name], just name him [name]Finn[/name]. It’s enough of a name tos stand on it’s own.
