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Question for those from New England/the Northeast
FIL absolutely hates our name choice of Finnegan. He's Irish-American, so go figure. He kept saying that finn means something derogatory, but wouldn't say what. From the way he was talking, you'd think we're naming our child the "N word." My British SIL had no idea what he's talking about. Considering she spent the first 30 some years of her life in London, you'd think she'd know if finn is slang for something bad.
Those of you from the Northeast and New England who live around a much higher concentration of Irish than we do in Virginia - Any ideas? Have you heard the word "finn" being used in a bad way?
Re: Question for those from New England/the Northeast
Thanks! This might be what FIL is talking about since he's Irish Catholic. If this is all it is, I'm not worried. I'm not trying to offend Irish Catholics, but Finnegan is an Irish name so the whole thing is a little strange to me since I'm sure there are Irish Catholics named Finn!
From Wikipedia: Fenian "being used by some as a pejorative term for Irish Catholics"
Let us know what you find out, though, I'm curious!
I'm weighing in late but I've never heard of this before and I think I would have if that was the case because my cousin named his son Finn about two years ago. My dad is from a rough Irish neighborhood in Boston so if it was a slur, I think he would've said something. But I can check with him.