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Irish Baby Name · Boy

Finghin

Pronounced: FIN-een

Meaning: Fair offspring, fair-born

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About the name

Origin
Irish
English version
Florence, Finn
Variants
Fínghín, Finnín
Stronghold region
Munster

Overview

Borne by Finghin mac Carthaigh Mór, 16th-century king of Desmond and patron of Gaelic learning.

The story behind Finghin

A traditional name in the Mac Cárthaigh and Ó Súilleabháin families of south Munster.

Mythology & legend

Non-mythological; royal Munster name.

Did you know?

Finghin Mac Cárthaigh was a 13th-century king of Desmond who fought the Anglo-Normans.

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