Finnegan
[ˈfɪnɪɡən]Meaning
from the Irish surname Ó Fionnagáin, descendant of Fionnagán
Background Story
Finnegan comes from the Irish surname Ó Fionnagáin, an Anglicized form of a name meaning descendant of Fionnagán. Fionnagán is a given name descended from Old Irish Finnacán, itself a diminutive of Fionn. The surname belongs to a relatively minor character in James Joyce's novel Finnegans Wake, whose title was based on a 19th-century Irish ballad called Finnegan's Wake.
Temperament
Variations
Finn, Finny, Fin
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