Flynn as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Flynn

What is the meaning of the name Flynn ?

The baby name Flynn is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /flɪn/ (FLIN).

Flynn is Irish in Origin.

Flynn is an Anglicized Irish surname-turned-given name from the Gaelic Ó Floinn, meaning “descendant of Flann”; Flann denotes “reddish, ruddy, blood-red” in Old Irish. It traces to clans across Ireland and to the personal name Flann, borne by early medieval nobles, including High King Flann Sinna (d. 916).

Adopted as a first name mainly in the late 20th century English-speaking world, it benefited from the dash of actor Errol Flynn’s legacy and, later, pop-culture exposure via Disney’s Tangled (Flynn Rider). Variants and related forms include Flinn, Flyn, and the surname O’Flynn; in Irish records you’ll see Ó Fhloinn/Ó Floinn. Cognates are Flann and Flannan. Now widely used in Ireland, the UK, Australia, and North America, Flynn works as a modern unisex choice, though statistics skew male. Its core meaning evokes vitality, warmth, and a spirited, ruddy charm.