About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Finan
- Variants
- Fínán, Finan
- Stronghold region
- Munster
Overview
Borne by Saint Fionán Cam of Kinnitty and Saint Fionán of Lindisfarne, who succeeded Aodhán at the great Northumbrian monastery.
The story behind Fionán
A diminutive of Fionn, borne by several early saints — most notably Fionán of Kerry, founder of Innisfallen.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; 7th-century saint.
Did you know?
Saint Fionán of Lindisfarne built the wooden cathedral there in the 7th century.
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