Flynn
Flynn is a boy name of Irish origin, meaning Son of the red-haired one.
What Flynn means
Son of the red-haired one.
Flynn sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Flynn comes from
Irish names come from the Gaelic tradition, and most of the familiar spellings are anglicisations of older forms. The original often looks nothing like the version in common use today.
Flynn is recorded as Irish in origin. Browse other Irish names.
How popular is Flynn?
You will not find Flynn in the top 100 boy names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Flynn
Two ideas meet in Flynn: Color and strength. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Flynn
These share Flynn's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Fergus — Man of vigour and strength.
- Liam — Strong-willed warrior and protector.
- Lorcan — Little fierce one.
- Rowan — Little red one; the rowan tree.
- Cathal — Battle ruler; strong.
- Conall — Strong as a wolf.
- Connor — Lover of hounds; strong-willed.
- Conor — Lover of wolves; strong-willed.
- Darragh — Oak tree.
- Eamon — Wealthy protector.
- Niall — Champion; cloud.
- Phelan — Little wolf.