Explore Finnian through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Finnian in a sentence
Finnian meaning
A male given name from Irish.
Using Finnian
- The main meaning on this page is: A male given name from Irish.
Context around Finnian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Finnian
- In this selection, "finnian" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, patrick, camelot, ninian, oliver, see and disputed stand out and add context to how "finnian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include children patrick finnian oliver and and millionaire camelot finnian s rainbow. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "finnian" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with finnian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Saint Finnian disputed his right to keep the copy. (9 words)
Fulks and Varley live in Greeley with their four children, Patrick, Finnian, Oliver and Flannery. (15 words)
In that post-"Sound of Music" glut, studios released multiple not-very-well-received "prestige" musicals like "The Happiest Millionaire," "Camelot," "Finnian's Rainbow," "Man of La Mancha," "Star! (29 words)
Bede, III, 4. For the identities of Ninian/Finnian see Yorke, p. 129. Recent archaeological work at Portmahomack places the foundation of the monastery there, an area once assumed to be among the last converted, in the late 6th century. (40 words)
In that post-"Sound of Music" glut, studios released multiple not-very-well-received "prestige" musicals like "The Happiest Millionaire," "Camelot," "Finnian's Rainbow," "Man of La Mancha," "Star! (29 words)
Fulks and Varley live in Greeley with their four children, Patrick, Finnian, Oliver and Flannery. (15 words)
In that post-"Sound of Music" glut, studios released multiple not-very-well-received "prestige" musicals like "The Happiest Millionaire," "Camelot," "Finnian's Rainbow," "Man of La Mancha," "Star! (29 words)
Example sentences (4)
Fulks and Varley live in Greeley with their four children, Patrick, Finnian, Oliver and Flannery.
In that post-"Sound of Music" glut, studios released multiple not-very-well-received "prestige" musicals like "The Happiest Millionaire," "Camelot," "Finnian's Rainbow," "Man of La Mancha," "Star!
Bede, III, 4. For the identities of Ninian/Finnian see Yorke, p. 129. Recent archaeological work at Portmahomack places the foundation of the monastery there, an area once assumed to be among the last converted, in the late 6th century.
Saint Finnian disputed his right to keep the copy.