Fionn

See also: fionn and fíonn

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /fʲũːn̪ˠ/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /fʲɪn̪ˠ/

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
Fionn	Fhionn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.