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Flynn Meaning son of the red haired one::: red or reddish flynn
(complexion) or ruddy Region of origin Ireland Variant form(s)
O’Flynn , Flinn, Lynn, O'Lynn, O'Linn, McGlynn, Mcflynn
Flynn is an Irish surname or first name, an
anglicised form of the
Irish Ó Floinn or possibly Mac Floinn, meaning "descendant or son of Flann" (a
byname meaning "reddish (complexion)" or "ruddy"). The name is more commonly used as a surname rather than a first name.[
citation needed ]
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[2]
According to
John O'Donovan 's 1849 works, the modern descendants of
Lugaid mac Con include the
O'Driscolls ,
O'Learys ,
Coffeys ,
Hennessys and Flynns of
County Cork .
[3] According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Flynns, along with the O'Coffeys, O'Dinneens, O'Driscolls, O'Heas, O'Hennessys and O'Learys, were chiefly families of the
Corca Laoghdne tribe who in turn came from the
Erainn tribe who were the second wave of
Celts to settle in Ireland from 500 to 100
BC .
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Notable persons with the surname
Acting
Barbara Flynn (born 1948), English actress
Brandon Flynn (born 1993), American actor
Daniel Flynn (actor) (born 1961), English actor
Errol Flynn (1909–1959), Australian-American movie actor
Jerome Flynn (born 1963), English actor and singer
Jimmy Flynn (1934–2022), American actor
Joe Flynn (American actor) (1924–1974), American actor
Lara Flynn Boyle (born 1970), American actress
Miriam Flynn (born 1952), American character and voice actress
Neil Flynn (born 1960), American actor known for his role on the American TV series Scrubs
Quinton Flynn (born 1964), American voice actor
Sean Flynn (actor, born 1989) [
Wikidata ] , American actor known for his role on the American TV series Zoey 101
Art and writing
Law and policing
Music
Billy Flynn (musician) (born 1956), American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
Charles O'Flynn , American songwriter
Dave Flynn (born 1977), Irish composer and musician
Jim Flynn (songwriter) (1938–2019), American country music songwriter
Johnny Flynn (musician) (born 1983), musician
Liam O'Flynn , traditional Irish musician
Matt Flynn (musician) (born 1970), drummer for the band Maroon 5
Patrick Flynn (composer) (1936–2008), composer and conductor
Patti Flynn (1937–2020), jazz singer, author, radio actress, model and social activist
Robert Flynn , guitarist for the Bay Area metal band Machine Head
Politics and governance
Dan Flynn (politician) (1943–2022), Texas politician
Dennis Flynn , Canadian politician (1923–2003), 5th Toronto Metro Chairman 1984–1987
Edward J. Flynn (1891–1953), American politician, Secretary of State of New York 1929–1939
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890–1964), political activist
Gerald T. Flynn (1910–1990), U.S. representative from Wisconsin
John Flynn (Irish politician) (died 1968), Fianna Fáil politician from Kerry
John Flynn (New Brunswick politician) (1954–2021), former bank manager and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada; represented York in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1995 to 1999 as a Liberal member
John Gerrard Flynn (born 1937), former British Ambassador to Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and Angola
Marty Flynn (born 1975), American politician
Michael Flynn (born 1958), retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General and former National Security Advisor
Noriko Sawada Bridges Flynn (1923–2003), civil rights activist
Pádraig Flynn (born 1939), Irish politician between 1977 and 1999
Patrick Flynn (Canadian politician) (1921–1996), Canadian Liberal Party politician of Irish extraction
Paul Flynn (politician) (1935–2019), British Labour Party MP for Newport West
Raymond Flynn (born 1939), former mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
Science, medicine and academe
Sport
Ann Marie Flynn (1938–2021), American high jumper
Brian Flynn (born 1955), Welsh footballer
Brian Flynn (baseball) (born 1990), American professional baseball player
Brian Flynn (ice hockey) (born 1988), hockey player, Buffalo Sabres
Charlie Flynn (born 1993), Scottish boxer
Christopher Flynn (born 1987), Welsh footballer
Daniel Flynn (cricketer) (born 1985), New Zealand cricketer
Don Flynn (1934–2010), football player, Dallas Texans, New York Jets
Doug Flynn (born 1951), American baseball player
Edward Flynn (boxer) (1909–1976), American boxer, gold medalist at the 1932 Olympic Games
Eddie Flynn (1919–2002), Irish soccer player
Furlong Flynn (1901-1977), American football player and aviation pioneer
George Flynn (baseball) (1871–1901), professional baseball player; outfielder in the Major Leagues in 1896; played for the Chicago Colts
John Flynn (baseball) (1883–1935), former baseball player
John Flynn (footballer, born 1948) , English footballer
John Flynn (rugby league) , rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s
Jonny Flynn (born 1989), American basketball player
JP Flynn (born 1993), American football player
Lefty Satan Flynn (1917–?), British Honduran boxer, Jamaican dual-weight titleholder
Malachi Flynn (born 1998), American basketball player
Matt Flynn (born 1985), American football player
Michael Flynn (footballer) (born 1980), Welsh soccer player (of Wigan, Gillingham etc., now Bradford City)
Mike Flynn (American football) (born 1974), American football player
Mike Flynn (baseball) (1872–1941), American baseball player
Mike Flynn (basketball) (born 1953), American basketball player
Mike Flynn (footballer) (born 1969), English footballer (of Preston N.E., Stockport etc., now Salford City)
Patrick Flynn (athlete) (1894–1969), American Olympic medalist
Patrick J. Flynn , Irish race horse trainer
Paul Flynn (Gaelic footballer) (born 1986), Dublin Gaelic footballer
Paul Flynn (Waterford hurler) (born 1974), Irish hurler for Waterford
Ray Flynn (athlete) (born 1957), Irish middle-distance runner
Ryan Flynn (footballer) (born 1988), Sheffield United and Scottish footballer
Ted Flynn (1880–1965), Australian Rules footballer
Tom Flynn (American football) (born 1962), retired NFL athlete
Other
Characters
Billy Flynn , character from the musical Chicago
Flynn Rider , character from the animated film
Tangled
Harry Flynn , a villain character in the video game
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Helen Flynn , character from
Spooks
Janet O'Flynn , fictional character in Survival of the Dead
Kevin Flynn , one of the main characters of the 1982 Walt Disney Pictures film
Tron
Sam Flynn , son of Kevin Flynn on the 2010 film
Tron: Legacy
Mickey Flynn , character in the novel Homeward Bound
Patrick O'Flynn , fictional character
Phineas , Linda, and
Candace Flynn , from the
Disney Channel animated series
Phineas and Ferb
Inspector Francis Xavier Flynn, the main character in a series of detective novels by
Gregory Mcdonald
The Flynn family in the sitcom
In with the Flynns
"Flynn", preferred nickname for
Walter White Jr. in season 2 and sporadically onwards of
AMC's
Breaking Bad
Flynn, default name for the protagonist of
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Flynn Carsen , main protagonist in
The Librarian films and also guest star in the spin-off TV series
The Librarians
Father Brendan Flynn, character from the play
Doubt
Flynne Fisher, protagonist in
The Peripheral .
Flynn Moore, primary character in the visual novel "ECHO."
See also
References