Finn is generally regarded as a masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. The name has several origins. In some cases it is derived from the Old Norse personal name and byname ''Finnr'', meaning " Sámi" or "

Finn The word Finn (''pl.'' Finns) usually refers to a member of the majority Balto-Finnic ethnic group of Finland, or to a person from Finland. Finn may also refer to: Places * Finn Lake, Minnesota, United States * Finn Township, Logan County, Nor ...

". 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 Fionn (, ) is a masculine given name in Irish and Scottish Gaelic. In English, it is pronounced "Finn" ( ) or "Fee-on" ( ). It is derived from a byname meaning "white" or "fair-haired". It is the modern variant of Old and Middle Irish: Find and Fin ...

'', meaning "white" or "fair". It is also occasionally a female given name.

People with the given name

* Finn Atkins (born 1989), British actress * Finn Bálor (born 1981), ring name of professional wrestler Fergal Devitt *

Finn Carter Elizabeth Fearn "Finn" Carter is an American former actress. She is best known for her role in the 1990 film '' Tremors'', starring Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward. Early life Carter was born in Greenville, Mississippi (U.S.). She is the daughter of ...

(born 1960), American actress *

Finn M. W. Caspersen Finn Michael Westby Caspersen Sr. (October 27, 1941 – September 7, 2009) was an American financier and philanthropist. A graduate of the Peddie School, Brown University and Harvard Law School, he was chairman and chief executive of B ...

(1941–2009), American financier * Finn Devold (1902–1977), Norwegian explorer and marine biologist * Finn Graff (born 1938), Norwegian illustrator * Finnegan "Finn" Harries, a Youtuber on the YouTube channel JacksGap *

Finn Isaksen Finn Trond Isaksen (26 April 1924 – 29 September 1987) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party who served as Minister of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture ...

(1924–1987), Norwegian politician * Finn Christian Jagge (1966–2020), Norwegian alpine skier * Finn Jones (born 1988), English actor * 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 Finn Ronne (December 20, 1899 – January 12, 1980) was a Norwegian-born U.S. citizen and Antarctic explorer. Background Finn Ronne was born in Horten, in Vestfold county, Norway. His father, Martin Rønne (1861–1932), was a polar explorer w ...

(1899–1980), Norwegian Antarctic explorer * Finn Russell (born 1992), professional rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors and the Scottish national team * Finn Taylor (born 1958), American Norwegian Screenwriter and Director. IMDB * Finn Tugwell (born 1976), Danish table tennis player * Finn Wagle (born 1941), Norwegian theologian *

Finn Wentworth Finn Wentworth (born 1958) is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and investor in major commercial real estate and sports ventures in the United States. Career Wentworth was COO and CEO of Yankeenets, the holding company for the New York Yankees, N ...

(born 1958), American entrepreneur and philanthropist * Finn Wittrock (born 1984), American actor * Finn Wolfhard (born 2002), Canadian actor and musician

Fictional Characters

, from the

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...

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 McCool or MacCool ( Fionn mac Cumhaill), hero in Irish mythology ** protagonist of the 1994

Finn Mac Cool (novel) ''Finn Mac Cool'' is a 1994 novel by the Irish-American author Morgan Llywelyn. It is based on the Fenian Cycle about the Irish people, Irish hero Finn Mac Cool and the fianna. Terri Windling described it as "a skilfully crafted Irish novel . . . ...

by Morgan Llywelyn *Finn McMissile (

Cars 2 ''Cars 2'' is a 2011 American computer-animated Spy film, spy comedy film produced by Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to ''Cars (film), Cars'' (2006), the second film in the Cars (franchise), ''Cars'' f ...

) by Pixar *Finn ( Storm Hawks)

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