What does Finnegan mean?

Finnegan means "descendent of Fionnagán"

How do we pronounce Finnegan?

Finnegan \fin-ne-gan, fi-nneg-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 8 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Finnegan is pronounced as FIHN-eh-JHihN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Finnegan: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; JH as in "joy (JH.OY)"

What is the origin of Finnegan?

Finnegan is mainly used in English and Irish. It is of Celtic origin. The first name is derived from the Irish surname, itself from Ó Fionnagáin meaning 'descendent of Fionnagán'. Fionnagán is a diminutive of Fionn meaning. The name has been made known by the comic novel Finnegans Wake (1939) by the Irish author James Joyce. The book was named after the 1850s Irish ballad Finnegan's Wake. The English Finegan name, the name Finegen meaning of name, the English Finigan name variations, the name Finnegen definition, the name baby name Finnie, and the name Finnigan name are variant forms of Finnegan. Finnegan is a rather popular baby boy name, and it is also perceived as trendy. The name has been growing in popularity since the 2000s; prior to that, it was of irregular use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 2010 with 0.023% of baby boys being named Finnegan. It had a ranking of #544 then. Among all boy names in its family, Finnegan was the most commonly used in 2010.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Finnegan:

the English Finegan name, the name Finegen pronounciation, the English Finigan pronounciation, the name Finnegen name, the name what does the name Finnigan mean, and the African nicknames for Funsani.

The baby name Finnegan fun facts:

The name Finnegan in reverse order is "Nagennif".

The numerological value of the name Finnegan is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Finnegan?

Finnegan is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
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20130.03%
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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames