Finn

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See also: finn and fínn

English

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Pronunciation

A Finn (2)

Etymology 1

From Old English Finnas (“the Sami”) (plural), from Old Norse finnr (“a hunter-gatherer”), from Proto-Germanic *finnaz (which see for more). Possibly originally meaning a ‘finder’ of food, referring to nomadic hunter-gatherers, particularly the Sami.

Noun

Finn (plural Finns)

  1. A national of Finland.
  2. A person of ethnic Finnish (Suomi) ancestry; a non-Swedish, non-Sami Finlander.
  3. (by extension) A member of any Finnic nationality, such as (more narrowly) a Baltic Finn such as a Karelian or Estonian, or (more broadly) a Volga Finn or Perm Finn.
  4. A male given name from Old Norse.
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Etymology 2

An Old and Middle Irish form of Fionn.

Proper noun

Finn (plural Finns)

  1. A male given name from Irish.
  2. A surname.
  3. A river in County Donegal, Ireland, tributary to the Mourne.
Derived terms

Danish

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Etymology

From Old Norse Finnr.

Proper noun

Finn

  1. a male given name

References

  • Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data:25 335 males with the given name Fnn have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

German

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Proper noun

Finn

  1. a male given name from Danish, Norwegian, or English Finn

Usage notes

  • Currently popular in Germany.

Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Finne.

Pronunciation

Noun

Finn m (plural Finnen)

  1. Finn (person from Finland)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Old Norse Finnr, from finnr (“Sami”), whence also finn. Also a short form of compound names with the element. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Finnur, Swedish Finn, and Danish Find.

Proper noun

Finn m (definite Finnen)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Finna

References

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *finnaz. Compare Old Norse Finnr.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Finn m

  1. Sami
  2. (in the plural) Lapland

Declension

Declension of Finn (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative Finn Finnas
accusative Finn Finnas
genitive Finnes Finna
dative Finne Finnum

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