Flynn

In Disney's Tangled, Flynn Rider was an orphan who became a thief. He was born Eugene Fitzherbert, but changed his name in honor of a swashbuckling rogue named Flynnigan Rider that was character in a book he loved as a child. He met Rapunzel, who blackmailed him into being her guide. The two fell in love, and eventually saved each other from Mother Gothel. Rapunzel was reunited with her parents and Flynn received a full pardon. The two were later married.

In the Disney channel series Phineas and Ferb, Flynn was the surname of Phineas, his sister Candace, and their mother, Linda. Phineas and his step-brother Ferb spent their summer days coming up with crazy inventions, while Candace attempted to get them in trouble with their mother, who always seemed to miss everything.

In the Disney channel series Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Captain Flynn was a pirate and captain of The Barracuda. He was more famous than Captain Hook, and had many fans. His ship was swept out of the sea by a windstorm where it landed in the Never Land Desert. He modified his ship to include wheels to move on land, and his companion was a camel named Camille.

In the Disney channel series Shake it Up, Flynn Jones was the younger brother of dancer CeCe Jones. He lived with her and his mother Georgia Jones, who was a police officer.

In the movie Tron, and it's sequel, Tron: Legacy, Flynn was the surname of Kevin Flynn, and his son Sam Flynn.

Flynn is an Irish surname that is often used as a given name. Flynn entered the top 1,000 names for boys in the U.S. in 2011, the year after Tangled was released. In 2014, It was the 659th most popular name for boys. It was also given to 20 girls.

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