Fionn

See also: fionn and fíonn

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Finn, an epithet from the adjective find (“white, bright, fair, handsome”). Doublet of fionn.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Fionn m (genitive Fhinn)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish

Descendants

  • → English: Finn
  • →⇒ English: Fiona

Mutation

Mutated forms of Fionn
radical lenition eclipsis
Fionn Fhionn bhFionn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 218

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fjũːn̪ˠ/

Proper noun

Fionn m (genitive Fhinn)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish

Mutation

Mutation of Fionn
radical lenition
Fionn Fhionn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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