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 [ syll. fin-nian, fi-nni-an ] The boy name Finnian is used predominantly in Irish and it is derived from Celtic origins. Finnén (Old Irish) is an original form of the name. The name is derived from 'fionn' (white, fair) combined with a diminutive suffix. It was borne by two 6th-century bishops in Ireland, notably Saint Finnian of Clonard (470-549), the founder of monasticism in Ireland. The name has in recent times been made known by Fred Astaire's last musical Finian's Rainbow (1968). Finan (English), Finnen (Irish), Finnén (Irish), Finnin (English), Fintan (English), Finton (English), Fionan (Irish), and Fionntan (Irish) are variant forms of Finnian. Fionn (Irish pet form) and Finian (Irish spelling variant) are other forms of the name. See also the related form, Finn (English and Irish). Finnian is a seldom used baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly related to Finnian, Finn (English and Irish) was the most frequently used. Baby names that sound like Finnian include Finian (Irish), Fabian (Dutch, English, German, and Polish), Fabián (Spanish), Fabiyan (Russian), Fabyan (English), Fábián (Hungarian), Fionan (Irish), Fabiano (Italian and Portuguese), Fabien (French), Faheem (Arabic), Fahim (Arabic), Fehim (Arabic, Slavic, and Turkish), Fehmi (Arabic and Turkish), Finan (English), Finnen (Irish), Finnén (Irish), Finnin (English), Fionn (Irish), Foma (Russian), and Fonya (Russian).   |
