Flynn is an Irish surname or first name, which is an anglicized form of the Irish Ó Floinn or possibly Mac Floinn, meaning "descendant or son of Flann". The name is more commonly used as a surname rather than a first name. The meaning of Flann is "reddish (complexion)" or "ruddy". Another proposed origin of the name is said to have emerged from Flann Sinna, the High King of Ireland. Although the name was almost eradicated because of continuous plagues and famine in the mid-1300s, it managed to survive.
