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Flann

Gender: Masculine
Language: Irish Gaelic
Etymology:
Flann is an Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic Floin, originally a nickname, meaning “Red,” or “Ruddy.”

History:
Flann is a traditional Irish name, one found in Ireland from the early Middle Ages until today.

Pronunciation: flann.


Alternates: Floinn, Floin, Flannán.
Anglicized: Flann, Flynn, Lynn.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Flann O’Brien (Brian O’Nolan) (1911-1966)
Irish novelist.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.038 % named Lynn


Popularity of Lynn for males:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 303rd most popular.
1910-1920: 280th most popular.
1920-1930: 320th most popular.
1930-1940: 235th most popular.
1940-1950: 162nd most popular.
1950-1960: 206th most popular.
1960-1970: 319th most popular.
1970-1980: 539th most popular.
1980-1990: 864th most popular.
1990-2000: N/A

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