Fionn

See also: fionn and fíonn

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Finn, an epithet from the adjective finn (“white, bright, fair, handsome”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Fionn m

  1. a male given name from Old Irish

Descendants
  • → English: Finn
  • →⇒ English: Fiona

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Fionn Fhionn bhFionn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish Finn, an epithet from the adjective finn (“white, bright, fair, handsome”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fjũːn̪ˠ/

Proper noun

Fionn m (genitive Fhinn)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
FionnFhionn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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