Finn

See also: finn and fínn

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: fĭn, IPA(key): /fɪn/
    Homophone: fin

Etymology 1

From Old Norse Finnr.

Noun

Finn (plural Finns)

  1. A national of Finland.
  2. A person of ethnic Finnish ancestry.
Translations

Etymology 2

An Old and Middle Irish form of Fionn.

Proper noun

Finn

  1. A male given name.
  2. A surname.

Danish

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fɪn]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Finn

  1. A male given name borrowed from Danish or Norwegian Finn.

Usage notes

  • Currently popular in Germany.

Derived terms


Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Finne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fin/
    • Rhymes: -in

Noun

Finn m (plural Finnen)

  1. Finn (person from Finland)

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse Finnr, used since Middle Ages, also as an element in Old Norse compound names.

Proper noun

Finn

  1. A male given name.

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Old Norse finnr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /finː/

Proper noun

Finn m

  1. Finn (someone from Finland)

Declension

Derived terms

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