Fionn
'fair, bright, white'
Fionn mac Cumhaill, leader of the Fianna, gained all knowledge by burning his thumb on the Salmon of Wisdom and sucking it — and thereafter had only to put thumb to mouth to know anything. Folklore made him a giant who built the Giant's Causeway to reach Scotland. The spelling Finn now travels far beyond Ireland, helped by Nordic parents for whom it is also a native name.
- Fionn O'Shea (born 1997) — Irish actor
- Fionn Regan (born 1979) — Irish folk musician and singer-songwriter
- Fionn Hand (born 1998) — Irish cricketer
- Fionn Ferreira (born 2001) — Irish chemist
- Fionn Carr (born 1985) — Irish rugby union player
Irish people with an English Wikipedia article whose given name is recorded as Fionn on Wikidata; descriptions from Wikidata.
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