Boy names

Felix to Finn.

1. Felix

   Boy

   A fortunate Latin name. Felix comes from the Latin word felix, meaning “happy” or “fortunate.” It was also a Roman personal name.

2. Finn

   Boy

   Finn and the stories of Fionn. Finn has an Irish link with the legendary hero Fionn mac Cumhaill. Kuno Meyer’s English translation of The Boyish Exploits of Finn calls him Finn mac Cumaill.†

   † Finn mac Cumaill is the translator’s English spelling, not a claim about the exact spelling in an Irish manuscript.

   The Irish history of Finn. Finn is an Old Irish form and an English anglicization of Fionn, connected with the Irish word for “white”. Finn is also used as an English given name.†

   † The word meaning belongs to the Irish tradition. It describes neither a modern bearer’s appearance nor every name spelled Finn.

   † The Norse Finn comes from Finnr and has a separate history from the Irish name.