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Flynn

/flɪn/

Flynn proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Flynn

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after John Flynn.
  4. A suburb of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, also named after John Flynn.
  5. A locality in the City of Latrobe and the Shire of Wellington, central eastern Victoria, Australia.
  6. A township in Sanilac County, Michigan, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Leon County, Texas, United States.

Origin of Flynn

Anglicized from Irish Ó Floinn, "descendant of Flann (red)".

Words formed from Flynn

Phrases with Flynn

Words that rhyme with Flynn

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Questions about Flynn

What does Flynn mean?
Flynn means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Flynn?
Flynn is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Flynn?
Flynn is pronounced /flɪn/.

Words near Flynn in the dictionary

  1. flymph
  2. flymphs
  3. flyness
  4. flynet
  5. flynets
  6. Flynn
  7. Flynn effect
  8. Flynn effects
  9. Flynn's taxonomy
  10. Flynn-Aird syndrome
  11. Flynns Creek

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Flynn (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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