# Flynn

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /flɪn/ · frequency rank #9,897

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
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## Etymology
Anglicized from Irish Ó Floinn, "descendant of Flann (red)".

## Easily confused with
- **fly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fly-vs-flynn)
- **Finn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finn-vs-flynn)
- **Fenn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fenn-vs-flynn)
- **flown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flown-vs-flynn)
- **flint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flint-vs-flynn)
- **flank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flank-vs-flynn)
- **flyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flyer-vs-flynn)
- **fling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fling-vs-flynn)
- **flung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flung-vs-flynn)
- **flying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flying-vs-flynn)

## Common misspellings (7)
`fflynn`, `fllynn`, `flnyn`, `flyn`, `flyynn`, `fylnn`, `lfynn`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/flynn