English
Finan
Finan comes from Irish Ó Fionnáin ‘descendant of Fionnán’, from fionn ‘fair, blond’, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic *windos ‘white’.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*windos‘white’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900find‘white’
- Irishc. 1200–presentfionn‘fair, blond’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Fionnáin‘descendant of Fionnán’
- EnglishtodayFinan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*windos‘white’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900find‘white’
- Irishc. 1200–presentfionn‘fair, blond’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Fionnáin‘descendant of Fionnán’
- EnglishtodayFinan
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnáin (‘descendant of Fionnán’), a personal name which derives from the diminutive form of fionn (‘fair, blond’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’
story, video, guy, idea, provide, evidence, review, visit, advice, guide, interview, vision, witness, wise, historic, wisdom, visa, advise, evident, wit, idol, wizard, invisible, visibility, vista, historian, witty, revise, guise, prudent, steroid, tabloid, envious, jurisprudence, prudence, revue, improvise, druid, vide, avis, 121 more
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *windos / Finan