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Pronunciation of Fionn in Cork, Ireland
Fi-yun
Type of Name:
First Name
Language:
Irish
Meaning:
White, fair.
Additional Information:
Irish Munster pronunciation (Gaelic):
The ‘i’ is pronounced as ‘in’ or ‘it’. In Irish Gaeilge, the ‘i’ can only be pronounced ‘ee’ if it has a fada.
Likewise, there is no ‘oh’ sound with the ‘o’ as this would also require a fada.
The i to o combination creates a very soft ‘y’ sound, as in ‘yes’.
From Irish fionn (older Irish finn) meaning fair or white. Fionn mac Cumhail was a legendary Irish hero who became all-wise by eating an enchanted salmon.
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Pronunciation of Fionn in Cork, Ireland
Fi-yun
Type of Name:
First Name
Language:
Irish
Meaning:
White, fair
Additional Information:
Irish Munster pronunciation (Gaelic):
The ‘i’ is pronounced as ‘in’ or ‘it’. In Irish Gaeilge, the ‘i’ can only be pronounced ‘we’ if it has a fada.
Likewise, there is no ‘oh’ sound with the ‘o’ as this would also require a fada.
The i to o combination creates a very soft ‘y’ sound, as in ‘yes’.
From Irish fionn (older Irish finn) meaning "fair" or "white". Fionn mac Cumhail was a legendary Irish hero who became all-wise by eating an enchanted salmon.
Pronunciation of Fionn in Abbotsford, British Columbia,Canada
F EE - aw n
| f | sounds like the | 'f' | in 'fan' | |
| ee | sounds like the | 'ee' | in 'see' | |
| aw | sounds like the | 'aw' | in 'law' | |
| n | sounds like the | 'n' | in 'no' |
Phonetic Spelling:[ F EE - aw n ]
F
EE
-
aw
n
fan
see
law
no
Type of Name:
Fionn Young
Language:
Irish Gaelic
Gender:
Male
Alternate Spelling(s):
None
Meaning:
None
Additional Information:
It is supposed to have Irish/Gaelic origins.
My Grandfather on my father's side was a Gaelic Scholar and it was he who suggested that was a suitable name for me. I was born in
Caithness in the North.
I have to say that I had to suffer some ridicule because of my name
when I was at school and in the Primary Class. As an example ( and you may delete this) I was called "Peeon Dung" So, at that
time, I hated my name
Pronunciation of Fionn in Dundalk , Ireland
"F" is prounced F
"io" is prounced yu
"nn" stays the same
F-YU-NN its like yum with an n yin
Fyunn
FIONN - FYUNN
Language:
Irish
Meaning:
fair , blond
Additional Information:
Was a great Irish warrior and king
Pronunciation of Fionn in Kilkenny, Ireland
f ee uh n
| f | sounds like the | 'f' | in 'fan' | |
| ee | sounds like the | 'ee' | in 'see' | |
| uh | sounds like the | 'u' | in 'up' | |
| n | sounds like the | 'n' | in 'no' |
Phonetic Spelling:[ f ee uh n ]
f
ee
uh
n
fan
see
up
no
Type of Name:
First Name
Language:
Irish
Gender:
Male
Meaning:
blonde, fair
Pronunciation of Fionn in San Francisco, California, USA
'FEE' - 'in'
Type of Name:
First name
Language:
Irish, Gaelic
Gender:
Male
Meaning:
Name of Irish folk hero Fionn McCool
Pronunciation of Fionn
Pronunciation of Fionn
Fi-yun - Irish Munster pronunciation.
The i is pronounced as ‘in’ ‘it’. In Irish Gaeilge, ‘i’ cannot be pronounced as ‘ee’ sound unless it has a fada.
The i to o combination creates a very slight ‘y’, as in ‘yes’.
There is no ‘oh’ sound with the unless there is a fada on the o.
From Irish fionn (older Irish finn) meaning "fair" or "white". Fionn mac Cumhail was a legendary Irish hero who became all-wise by eating an enchanted salmon.
Pronunciation of Fionn
f ih n
| f | sounds like the | 'f' | in 'fan' | |
| ih | sounds like the | 'i' | in 'it' | |
| n | sounds like the | 'n' | in 'no' |
Phonetic Spelling:[ f ih n ]
f
ih
n
fan
it
no
Pronunciation of Fionn in San Francisco, California, USA
F EE - ih n
| f | sounds like the | 'f' | in 'fan' | |
| ee | sounds like the | 'ee' | in 'see' | |
| ih | sounds like the | 'i' | in 'it' | |
| n | sounds like the | 'n' | in 'no' |
Phonetic Spelling:[ F EE - ih n ]
F
EE
-
ih
n
fan
see
it
no
Type of Name:
First name
Language:
Irish, Gaelic
Gender:
Male
Meaning:
Name of Irish folk hero Fionn McCool
Pronunciation of Fionn in Dundalk , Ireland
f ew n n
| f | sounds like the | 'f' | in 'fan' | |
| ew | sounds like the | 'u' | in 'cute' | |
| n | sounds like the | 'n' | in 'no' |
Phonetic Spelling:[ f ew n n ]
f
ew
n
n
fan
cute
no
no
Language:
Irish
Meaning:
fair , blond
Additional Information:
Was a great Irish warrior and king
Pronunciation of Fionn
Pronunciation of Fionn in Abbotsford, British Columbia,Canada
Fee On Feeon
Type of Name:
Fionn Young
Language:
Irish Gaelic
Gender:
Male
Alternate Spelling(s):
None
Meaning:
None
Additional Information:
It is supposed to have Irish/Gaelic origins.
My Grandfather on my father's side was a Gaelic Scholar and it was he who suggested that was a suitable name for me. I was born in
Caithness in the North.
I have to say that I had to suffer some ridicule because of my name
when I was at school and in the Primary Class. As an example ( and you may delete this) I was called "Peeon Dung" So, at that
time, I hated my name
Pronunciation of Fionn in Kilkenny, Ireland
f-yun
Type of Name:
First Name
Language:
Irish
Gender:
Male
Meaning:
blonde, fair
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