Finn (given name)
Finn is a masculine given name.[1][2] The name has several origins. In some cases it is derived from the Old Norse personal name and byname Finnr,[3] meaning "Sámi" or "Finn".[4] 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, meaning "white" or "fair".[3] One of the related given names through Finnr is Finnur.[citation needed]
It is rarely used as a female given name.[5]
Given name
[edit]- Finn (2009–2023), English police dog
- The Finn (1912–1925), American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
- Finn Aabye (born 1953), Danish film producer
- Finn Aamodt (born 1952), Norwegian sports coach
- Finn Amundsen (1897–1958), Norwegian sports journalist
- Finn Anderson (born 1990), Danish-German professional Counter-Strike 2 player
- Finn Andrews (born 1983), British-New Zealand musician and singer-songwriter
- Finn Árnasson (died c. 1065), Norwegian nobleman and advisor
- Finn Arnestad (1915–1994), Norwegian composer and musician
- Finn Atkins (born 1989), British actor
- Finn Azaz (born 2000), Irish-Israeli footballer
- Finn Bálor (born 1981), Irish professional wrestler
- Finn Ole Becker (born 2000), German footballer
- Finn Bell (born 2004), English footballer
- Finn Benestad (1929–2012), Norwegian musicologist and music critic
- Finn Bennett (born 1999), British actor
- Finn Bergstrand (born 1932), Swedish diplomat
- Finn Bilous (born 1999), New Zealand freestyle skier
- Finn Bjelke (born 1959), Norwegian journalist
- Finn Borchgrevink (born 1959), Norwegian sprint canoer
- Finn van Breemen (born 2003), Dutch footballer
- Finn Butcher (born 1995), New Zealand slalom canoeist
- Finn Carnduff (born 2004), English rugby union player
- Finn Carter (born 1960), American actress
- Finn M. W. Caspersen (1941–2009), American financier
- Finn Christensen (born 1962), Danish footballer
- Finn Christensen (1920–2009), Norwegian painter and graphic artist
- Finn Thunbo Christensen (born 1951), Danish sailor
- Finn Cole (born 1995), English actor
- Finn Coren (born 1961), Norwegian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- Finn Crockett (born 1999), Irish cyclist
- Finn Cousin-Dawson (born 2002), English footballer
- Finn Dahmen (born 1998), German footballer
- Finn Delany (born 1995), New Zealand basketball player
- Finn Delap (born 2005), English footballer
- Finn Devold (1902–1977), Norwegian explorer and marine biologist
- Finn Dicke (born 2004), Dutch footballer
- Finn Døssing (1941–2022), Danish footballer
- Finn Ecrepont (born 2002), Scottish footballer
- Finn Ferner (1920–2001), Norwegian sailor
- Finn Fisher-Black (born 2001), New Zealand road cyclist
- Finn Flanagan (born 2005), English association football player
- Finn Florijn (born 1999), Dutch rower
- Finn Fuglestad (born 1942), Norwegian historian
- Finn Gehrsitz (born 2004), German racing driver
- Finn Geipel (born 1958), German architect and urbanist
- Finn Graff (born 1938), Norwegian illustrator
- Finn Graham (born 1996), Scottish footballer
- Finn Olav Gundelach (1925–1981), Danish diplomat
- Finn Gustavsen (1926–2005), Norwegian politician
- Finn Guttormsen (born 1968), Norwegian Jazz musician
- Finn Halvorsen (born 1947), Norwegian ski jumper
- Finnegan "Finn" Harries, YouTuber on the YouTube channel JacksGap
- Finn Haunstoft (1928–2008), Danish canoeist
- Finn Hawkins (born 2002), British windsurfer
- Finn Hiorthøy (1903–1991), Norwegian judge
- Finn Hodt (1919–2016), Norwegian speed skater
- Finn Hødnebø (1919–2007), Norwegian philologist and lexicographer
- Finn Høffding (1899–1997), Danish composer
- Finn Hösch (born 2003), German ski mountaineer
- Finn Hurley (born 2003), New Zealand rugby union player
- Finn Hvistendahl (born 1942), Norwegian businessperson
- Finn Iles (born 1999), Canadian mountain bike racer
- Finn Isaksen (1924–1987), Norwegian politician
- Finn Iunker (born 1969), Norwegian playwright
- Finn Christian Jagge (1966–2020), Norwegian alpine skier
- Finn Jebsen (born 1950), Norwegian businessperson
- Finn Jeltsch (born 2006), German footballer
- Finn Jensen (1957/58–2007), Danish darts player
- Finn Jensen (born 1957), Danish speedway rider
- Finn Jensen (1914–1987), Danish swimmer
- Finn Johannesson (1943–2024), Swedish gymnast
- Finn Arne Johansen, Norwegian handball player
- Finn Jones (born 1988), English actor
- Finn Jor (born 1929), Norwegian journalist and writer
- Finn Juhl (1912–1989), Danish architect and industrial designer
- Finn Kalvik (born 1947), Norwegian singer and composer
- Finn Karlsen (born 1952), Greenlandic politician
- Finn Keane, British songwriter and record producer
- Finn Kjelstrup (1884–1961), Norwegian civil servant
- Finn Knutsen (1932–2021), Norwegian politician
- Finn Kobberø (1936–2009), Danish badminton player
- Finn Hågen Krogh (born 1990), Norwegian cross-country skier
- Finn Krokeide (born 1986), Norwegian politician
- Finn E. Kydland (born 1943), Norwegian economist
- Finn Laudrup (born 1945), Danish international footballer
- Finn Lambrechts (1900–1956), Norwegian military officer
- Finn Lau (born 1993), Hong Kong activist
- Finn Lemke (born 1992), German handball player
- Finn Lied (1916–2014), Norwegian politician
- Finn Lowery (1990–2019), New Zealand water polo player
- Finn Lynch (born 1996), Irish sailor
- Finn Lynggaard (1930–2011), Danish artist
- Finn Mackay (born 1976 or 1977), British sociologist and feminist
- Finn Maginness (born 2001), Australian rules footballer
- Finn Malmgren (1895–c.1928), Swedish meteorologist and Arctic explorer
- Finn McGeever (born 2000), Irish swimmer
- Finn McKenty (born 1978), American marketing strategist
- Finn Mittet (1933–2004), Danish footballer
- Finn Mortensen (1922–1983), Norwegian composer, critic and educator
- Finn Münster (1887–1965), Norwegian gymnast
- Finn Murphy (born 1958), American long haul trucker and author
- Finn Nagell (1899–1977), Norwegian military officer, Milorg pioneer, economist and businessperson
- Finn Nørbygaard (born 1952), Danish actor, entertainer, musician and psychotherapist
- Finn Nørgaard (1959–2015), Danish filmmaker
- Finn Nygaard (born 1955), Danish graphic designer
- Finn Øen (1902–1979), Norwegian businessperson and politician
- Finn O'Mara (born 1999), English footballer
- Finn Palmstrøm (1903–1987), Norwegian jurist
- Finn Pedersen (1925–2012), Danish Olympic rower
- Finn Peters, flautist and saxophonist
- Finn Porath (born 1997), German footballer
- Finn Qvale (1873–1955), Norwegian military officer, cartographer, and sports official
- Finn Rausing (born 1954), Swedish billionaire heir and businessman
- Finn Reynolds (born 2000), New Zealand tennis player
- Finn Ronne (1899–1980), Norwegian Antarctic explorer
- Finn Russell (born 1992), British rugby union player
- Finn Jarle Sæle (born 1947), Norwegian newspaper editor, activist, theologian and former priest
- Finn Salomonsen (1909–1983), Danish ornithologist
- Finn Schiander (1889–1967), Norwegian sailor
- Finn Seemann (1944–1985), Norwegian footballer
- Finn Skårderud (born 1956), Norwegian psychiatrist
- Finn Sonnekalb (born 2007), German speed skater
- Finn Stam (born 2003), Dutch footballer
- Finn Stokkers (born 1996), Dutch footballer
- Finn Støren (1893–1962), Norwegian businessperson and civil servant
- Finn Sullivan, American basketball player
- Finn Surman (born 2003), New Zealand professional footballer
- Finn Tapp (born 1999), English footballer and television personality
- Finn Tarp (born 1951), Danish professor and researcher
- Finn Taylor (born 1958), American-Norwegian screenwriter and director
- Finn Theobald-Thomas (born 2003), English rugby union player
- Finn Thorsen (born 1940), Norwegian footballer and manager
- Finn Tugwell (born 1976), Danish table tennis player
- Finn Urdal (born 1944), Norwegian handball player
- Finn Vådahl (born 1950), Norwegian footballer
- Finn Viderø (1906–1987), Danish organist
- Finn Wagle (1941–2026), Norwegian theologian and bishop in the Church of Norway
- Finn Wentworth (born 1958), American entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Finn Wiberg (born 1943), Danish football manager and player
- Finn Wiebelhaus (born 2006), German racing driver
- Finn Wirlmann (born 1996), German footballer
- Finn Wischmann (1918–2011), Norwegian botanist
- Finn Wittrock (born 1984), American actor
- Finn Wolfhard (born 2002), Canadian actor and musician
As a nickname
[edit]- F1NN5TER (born 2000), video game streamer
Fictional characters
[edit]- Finn, a character from the Star Wars sequel trilogy
- Finn, a character from the British Channel 4 science fiction comedy-drama, Misfits
- Finn, a character from the British fortnightly anthology comic, Crisis
- Finn the Human, a main character from the American animated television series, Adventure Time
- Finn Hudson, a main character in the Fox musical comedy television series Glee
- Finn DeTrolio, a character and former lover of Meadow Soprano on The Sopranos
- Finn Kelly, a character from the Australian soap opera, Neighbours
- Finn Larsen, a character from the 2024 American romantic sports film, Challengers
- Finn Shelby, a main character from the British period crime drama television series, Peaky Blinders
- Finn Warner, a character on the New Zealand soap opera, Shortland Street
- Finn, a character from the 2021 animated fantasy series, Arcane
- Finn, a character from The Lego Movie franchise
- Finn Abernathy, a character from the American crime procedural drama TV series, Bones
- Finn McCool or MacCool (Fionn mac Cumhaill), hero in Irish mythology
- protagonist of the 1994 Finn Mac Cool by Morgan Llywelyn
- Finn McMissile (Cars 2) by Pixar
- Finn, a character from the Canadian animated television series, Storm Hawks
- Finn Finnegan, a character from American romantic action comedy film, Fool's Gold
- Finnick (in The Hunger Games) is called Finn sometimes, story by Suzanne Collins
References
[edit]- ↑ "Popular Baby Names". Social Security Administration. U.S. Government. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
According to U.S. Social Security Administration data, "Finn" ranks among male baby names and does not appear among female names.
- ↑ "Baby names in England and Wales: 2024". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
"Finn" appears only on the list of names given to boys.
- 1 2 Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
- ↑ Coleman, NL; Veka, O (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-299-24834-5 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Popular Baby Names". Social Security Administration. U.S. Government. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
According to U.S. Social Security Administration data, "Finn" is overwhelmingly male and rarely given to girls.
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