Flynn.
A surname from Irish.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Irish.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A place name: A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after John Flynn.
A place name: A suburb of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, also named after John Flynn.
A place name: A locality in the City of Latrobe and the Shire of Wellington, central eastern Victoria, Australia.
A place name: A township in Sanilac County, Michigan, United States.
A place name: An unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon, United States.
A place name: An unincorporated community in Leon County, Texas, United States.
Where this word comes from
Anglicized from Irish Ó Floinn, "descendant of Flann (red)".
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