Flynn Name Meaning & Origin
Flynn
Pronunciation: FLIN (key)
Origin of the name Flynn:
Transferred use of the surname, which is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Ó Flainn (descendant of Flann). The name is derived from flann (red): hence, “red-haired one."
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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Flyin'- Meanings and history of the name Flynn
- It means 'Son of a red-headed one".
- It is Irish.- Famous real-life people named Flynn
Errol Flynn, actor, well known for his swashbuckling roles (especially Robin Hood)
Flynn Wolfyard- Stranger Things
Flynn Christopher Bloom (b. 2011), son of Australian model Miranda Kerr and English actor Orlando Bloom- Flynn in song, story & screen
Flynn Carson is the main character in the movies The Librarian: Quest for the Spear and two subsequent Librarian movies which later gave rise to the television series The Librarians, also featuring Flynn Carson.
Flynn Rider is the main male character from Tangled.
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