Finn (given name)
Finn is a masculine given name. The name has several origins. In some cases it is derived from the Old Norse personal name and byname Finnr, meaning "Sámi" or "Finn". In some cases the Old Norse name was a short form of other names composed with this element. In other cases, the name Finn is derived from the Irish Fionn, meaning "white" or "fair". One of the related given names through Finnr is Finnur.
It is rarely used as a female given name.
Given name
- Finn, English police dog
- The Finn, American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
- Finn Aabye, Danish film producer
- Finn Aamodt, Norwegian sports coach
- Finn Amundsen, Norwegian sports journalist
- Finn Anderson, Danish-German professional Counter-Strike 2 player
- Finn Andrews, British-New Zealand musician and singer-songwriter
- Finn Árnasson, Norwegian nobleman and advisor
- Finn Arnestad, Norwegian composer and musician
- Finn Atkins, British actor
- Finn Azaz, Irish-Israeli footballer
- Finn Bálor, Irish professional wrestler
- Finn Ole Becker, German footballer
- Finn Bell, English footballer
- Finn Benestad, Norwegian musicologist and music critic
- Finn Bennett, British actor
- Finn Bilous, New Zealand freestyle skier
- Finn Bjelke, Norwegian journalist
- Finn Borchgrevink, Norwegian sprint canoer
- Finn van Breemen, Dutch footballer
- Finn Butcher, New Zealand slalom canoeist
- Finn Carnduff, English rugby union player
- Finn Carter, American actress
- Finn M. W. Caspersen, American financier
- Finn Christensen, Danish footballer
- Finn Christensen, Norwegian painter and graphic artist
- Finn Thunbo Christensen, Danish sailor
- Finn Cole, English actor
- Finn Coren, Norwegian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- Finn Crockett, Irish cyclist
- Finn Cousin-Dawson, English footballer
- Finn Dahmen, German footballer
- Finn Delany, New Zealand basketball player
- Finn Delap, English footballer
- Finn Devold, Norwegian explorer and marine biologist
- Finn Dicke, Dutch footballer
- Finn Døssing, Danish footballer
- Finn Ecrepont, Scottish footballer
- Finn Ferner, Norwegian sailor
- Finn Fisher-Black, New Zealand road cyclist
- Finn Flanagan, English association football player
- Finn Florijn, Dutch rower
- Finn Fuglestad, Norwegian historian
- Finn Gehrsitz, German racing driver
- Finn Geipel, German architect and urbanist
- Finn Graff, Norwegian illustrator
- Finn Graham, Scottish footballer
- Finn Olav Gundelach, Danish diplomat
- Finn Gustavsen, Norwegian politician
- Finn Guttormsen, Norwegian Jazz musician
- Finn Halvorsen, Norwegian ski jumper
- Finnegan "Finn" Harries, YouTuber on the YouTube channel JacksGap
- Finn Haunstoft, Danish canoeist
- Finn Hawkins, British windsurfer
- Finn Hiorthøy, Norwegian judge
- Finn Hodt, Norwegian speed skater
- Finn Hødnebø, Norwegian philologist and lexicographer
- Finn Høffding, Danish composer
- Finn Hurley, New Zealand rugby union player
- Finn Hvistendahl, Norwegian businessperson
- Finn Iles, Canadian mountain bike racer
- Finn Isaksen, Norwegian politician
- Finn Iunker, Norwegian playwright
- Finn Christian Jagge, Norwegian alpine skier
- Finn Jebsen, Norwegian businessperson
- Finn Jeltsch, German footballer
- Finn Jensen, Danish darts player
- Finn Jensen, Danish speedway rider
- Finn Jensen, Danish swimmer
- Finn Johannesson, Swedish gymnast
- Finn Arne Johansen, Norwegian handball player
- Finn Jones, English actor
- Finn Jor, Norwegian journalist and writer
- Finn Juhl, Danish architect and industrial designer
- Finn Kalvik, Norwegian singer and composer
- Finn Karlsen, Greenlandic politician
- Finn Keane, British songwriter and record producer
- Finn Kjelstrup, Norwegian civil servant
- Finn Knutsen, Norwegian politician
- Finn Kobberø, Danish badminton player
- Finn Hågen Krogh, Norwegian cross-country skier
- Finn Krokeide, Norwegian politician
- Finn E. Kydland, Norwegian economist
- Finn Laudrup, Danish international footballer
- Finn Lambrechts, Norwegian military officer
- Finn Lau, Hong Kong activist
- Finn Lemke, German handball player
- Finn Lied, Norwegian politician
- Finn Lowery, New Zealand water polo player
- Finn Lynch, Irish sailor
- Finn Lynggaard, Danish artist
- Finn Mackay, British sociologist and feminist
- Finn Maginness, Australian rules footballer
- Finn Malmgren, Swedish meteorologist and Arctic explorer
- Finn McGeever, Irish swimmer
- Finn McGill, American surfer
- Finn McKenty, American marketing strategist
- Finn Mittet, Danish footballer
- Finn Mortensen, Norwegian composer, critic and educator
- Finn Münster, Norwegian gymnast
- Finn Murphy, American long haul trucker and author
- Finn Nagell, Norwegian military officer, Milorg pioneer, economist and businessperson
- Finn Nørbygaard, Danish actor, entertainer, musician and psychotherapist
- Finn Nørgaard, Danish filmmaker
- Finn Nygaard, Danish graphic designer
- Finn Øen, Norwegian businessperson and politician
- Finn O'Mara, English footballer
- Finn Palmstrøm, Norwegian jurist
- Finn Pedersen, Danish Olympic rower
- Finn Peters, flautist and saxophonist
- Finn Porath, German footballer
- Finn Qvale, Norwegian military officer, cartographer, and sports official
- Finn Rausing, Swedish billionaire heir and businessman
- Finn Reynolds, New Zealand tennis player
- Finn Ronne, Norwegian Antarctic explorer
- Finn Russell, British rugby union player
- Finn Jarle Sæle, Norwegian newspaper editor, activist, theologian and former priest
- Finn Salomonsen, Danish ornithologist
- Finn Schiander, Norwegian sailor
- Finn Seemann, Norwegian footballer
- Finn Skårderud, Norwegian psychiatrist
- Finn Sonnekalb, German speed skater
- Finn Stam, Dutch footballer
- Finn Stokkers, Dutch footballer
- Finn Støren, Norwegian businessperson and civil servant
- Finn Sullivan, American basketball player
- Finn Surman, New Zealand professional footballer
- Finn Tapp, English footballer and television personality
- Finn Tarp, Danish professor and researcher
- Finn Taylor, American-Norwegian screenwriter and director
- Finn Theobald-Thomas, English rugby union player
- Finn Thorsen, Norwegian footballer and manager
- Finn Tugwell, Danish table tennis player
- Finn Urdal, Norwegian handball player
- Finn Vådahl, Norwegian footballer
- Finn Viderø, Danish organist
- Finn Wagle, Norwegian theologian
- Finn Wentworth, American entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Finn Wiberg, Danish football manager and player
- Finn Wiebelhaus, German racing driver
- Finn Wirlmann, German footballer
- Finn Wischmann, Norwegian botanist
- Finn Wittrock, American actor
- Finn Wolfhard, Canadian actor and musician
As a nickname
Fictional characters
- Finn, a fictional character from the Star Wars sequel trilogy
- Finn, a fictional character from the British Channel 4 science fiction comedy-drama, Misfits
- Finn, a fictional character from the British fortnightly anthology comic, Crisis
- Finn the Human, a main character from the American animated television series, Adventure Time
- Finn Hudson, a main character in the Fox musical comedy television series Glee
- Finn Kelly, fictional character from the Australian soap opera, Neighbours
- Finn Larsen, a fictional character from the 2024 American romantic sports film, Challengers
- Finn Shelby, a main character from the British period crime drama television series, Peaky Blinders
- Finn Warner, a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera, Shortland Street
- Finn, a fictional character from the 2021 animated fantasy series, Arcane
- Finn, a fictional character from The Lego Movie franchise
- Finn Abernathy, a fictional character from the American crime procedural drama TV series, Bones
- Finn McCool or MacCool, hero in Irish mythology
- * protagonist of the 1994 Finn Mac Cool by Morgan Llywelyn
- Finn McMissile by Pixar
- Finn, a fictional character from the Canadian animated television series, Storm Hawks
- Finn Finnegan, a fictional character from American romantic action comedy film, Fool's Gold
- Finnick is called Finn sometimes, story by Suzanne Collins