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Fionan

What does Fionan mean?

Fionan Pronunciation of Fionan as a name for boys means "white, fair". Fionan is an alternate spelling of Finnian (Irish, Gaelic): anglicized respelling of Gaelic Finnén.

ENDS WITH -an

ASSOCIATED WITH white

Variations

VARIANTS Phinian, Phinean, Fionnan, Finnen, Finian, Finenn, Finan, Fiinean

RELATIONS VIA FINNIAN Finna, Fionn

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Fionan Johnathon (F.J.), ..

How popular is Fionan?

Fionan is an uncommonly occurring given name for males. Fionan is also an uncommon surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Which version is better?

Prominent varying forms of Fionan (NOT RANKED) rated in the Top 2000 are Finnian (#1181 IN 2018) and Fionn. Other forms, like Fiinean, are uncommon. These relations of Fionan were favored less than a decade ago (AVERAGE #1528) and are almost as popular today. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Finnian in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Fionn outside U.S.

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Adnan, Aidan, Cannan, Caolan, Chanan, Cian, Ciaran, Colan, Conan, Conlan, Cronan, Dolan, Dowan, Eilan, Eilean, Eilian, Eitan, Eunan, Fabian, Fabyan, Faelan, Faolan, Fegan, Felan, Fernan, Fidal, Filian, Fillan, Fingal, Finlay, Finn, Finnegan, Fintan, Fionntan, Fiontan, Flannan, Flinn, Florian, Fontane, Fran, Freman, Fynn, Gilean, Giovan, Girvan, Goran, Joran, Jovan, Kenan, Kernan, Kian, Kienan, Kiernan, Kilean, Kirwan, Logan, Loman, Milan, Ninian, Nolan, Rian, Roan, Rogan, Roman, Ronan, Rowan, Shanan, Silvan, Sohan, Tannan, Tiarnan, Tienan, Tiernan, Tilman and Zimran. These names tend to be more commonly used than Fionan.

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