Boy's name

Finghin

“FIN-een”

read as 'fair birth' or 'fair offspring'

FineenFinninFlorence

Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The story behind the name

Common among the MacCarthys, O'Sullivans, O'Mahonys and O'Driscolls of west Munster — and anglicised, in Woulfe's word, absurdly, as Florence. Generations of Munster men were christened Finghin and registered as Florence.

Where the name belongs

Cork Kerry

Quick answers

How do you pronounce Finghin?

Finghin is pronounced “FIN-een”. Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Finghin mean?

Finghin means read as 'fair birth' or 'fair offspring'.

Is Finghin a boy's or a girl's name?

Finghin is traditionally a boy's name in Ireland.

How popular is the name Finghin in Ireland?

Finghin was the number 196 girls' name in the Republic of Ireland in 2025, from number 185 ten years earlier. Its best year was 1964, at number 146. Source: the CSO's register of names given three or more times.

How else is Finghin spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Fineen, Finnin, Florence. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

In the register

#196 for girls in 2025 (#185 in 2015) · best: #146 in 1964
Fewer than three boys named Finghin in 2025 — best year 1967, at #117

The full register → CSO, Republic of Ireland, names given three or more times.

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