Flynn

//flɪn// name

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Definitions

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

Example

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"President Trump dangled this pardon to encourage Flynn to backtrack on his pledge to cooperate with federal investigators—cooperation that might have exposed the President's own wrongdoing. And it worked."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Flynn effectFlynn's taxonomyFlynn-Aird syndromein like Flynn

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