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    Finnian

    FIN-ee-un

    Meaning

    Fair; White; Blessed

    Irish/Gaelic origin · Boy

    What it points to

    Finnian is the lamp-keeper — preserving God's word through darkness, holding fast sound doctrine for generations yet to come.

    Verses · King James Version

    “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”

    Psalm 119:105

    “Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love.”

    2 Timothy 1:13

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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