Finnegan bounds in on long legs, an Irish surname turned first name, anglicized from O Fionnagain, "descendant of the fair one." James Joyce gave it literary immortality in Finnegans Wake, though the song that inspired him, about a bricklayer who wakes at his own funeral, may be closer to the spirit of the name. It has been climbing American charts since the early 2000s, now ranked 492, a three-syllable gift for parents who want something Irish without going full Seamus. Lively, warm, utterly nicknameable, and unafraid of a little mischief.
Popularity
1880 to today
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Sibling name ideas
- Hezekiah
- Emanuel
- Rodrigo
- Esteban
- Marcelo
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- Emanuel
- Rodrigo
- Esteban
- Marcelo
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