"Finan" meaning in English

See Finan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Finans [plural]
Etymology: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnáin (“descendant of Fionnán”), a personal name which derives from the diminutive form of fionn (“fair, blond”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Fionnáin||descendant of Fionnán}} Irish Ó Fionnáin (“descendant of Fionnán”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Finans}} Finan (plural Finans)
  1. A surname from Irish. Synonyms: Finnan, Finnen, Finnin, Winning

Inflected forms

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