http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/01/name-of-the-day-finn/ Where Every Name Has a Story Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:48:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/01/name-of-the-day-finn/#comment-29277 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:03:55 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-29277 [...] hand, Pimm has the same sweet simplicity as Nell or Ann.  On the other hand, with short names like Finn and Flynn on the rise for boys, parents are considering choices like Penn or perhaps even [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/01/name-of-the-day-finn/#comment-28998 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:05:06 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-28998 [...] hero Finn McCool appears in Macpherson’s writings, as does Fiona.  Fiona appears to be a feminine [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/01/name-of-the-day-finn/#comment-27743 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:03:07 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-27743 [...] Jake and Max remaining popular.  A few other choices are brief, but not quite so tough guy – Finn, Quinn and Kai all continue to do [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/01/name-of-the-day-finn/#comment-26000 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:02:48 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-26000 [...] Best known for her turn on The O.C., actress Autumn Reeser is mom to son Finn. [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/01/name-of-the-day-finn/#comment-23147 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:55:14 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-23147 [...] there’s less myth and poetry about Murphy than about many names – Connor, for one, or Finn or Maeve.  There are oodles of noteworthy people who have answered to the name, Irish pubs [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/01/name-of-the-day-finn/#comment-22788 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:05:00 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-22788 [...] parents choosing names like Cade and Cole, Gage and Finn, Clark fits in better than you might expect.  Between the Man of Steel and the Hollywood icon, [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/01/name-of-the-day-finn/#comment-22498 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:03:11 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-22498 [...] Suomi is Finnish for Finland – and seems like an implausible baby name, no matter how popular Finn might [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/01/name-of-the-day-finn/#comment-21234 Sun, 29 May 2011 12:04:44 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-21234 [...] if Glee wasn’t enough, Cars 2 features a British secret agent car called Finn [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/01/name-of-the-day-finn/#comment-20359 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:21:21 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-20359 “Simple romance” is a nice way to describe Finn – and while there’s much talk about the name’s use on Glee causing Finn to become too popular, I can’t help note that the singing Finn is a reasonably admirable character. It’s not like he’s a foul-mouthed axe murderer. You can imagine watching Glee and thinking “Finn, that’s a nice name.”

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/01/name-of-the-day-finn/#comment-20356 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:48:19 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=542#comment-20356 Just wanted to respond to Finn and Edna above. We have names our son Finn. He is 2 and a half and we love the name. He is very fair and it suits him perfectly. I like it’s directness and I think it has a certain simple romance, but most of all I love the female Finn who posted above. I hope my Finn grows up to be as sensible, semsitive and positive as you:)

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