Finn
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
Finn (plural Finns)
- A national of Finland.
- A person of ethnic Finnish (Suomi) ancestry; a non-Swedish, non-Sami Finlander.
- A member of another Finnic nationality, such as (more narrowly) a Baltic Finn such as a Karelian or Estonian, or (more broadly) a Volga Finn or Perm Finn.
- A male given name from Old Norse.
Synonyms edit
- (person from Finland): (dated) Finlander
- (ethnic Finn): Suomi, (rare) Finnishman
Translations edit
ethnic Finn
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national of Finland
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Etymology 2 edit
An Old and Middle Irish form of Fionn.
Proper noun edit
Finn (plural Finns)
- A male given name from Irish.
- A surname.
- A river in County Donegal, Ireland, tributary to the Mourne.
Derived terms edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Finn
- a male given name
References edit
- [1] 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 edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Finn
- a male given name from Danish, Norwegian, or English Finn
Usage notes edit
- Currently popular in Germany.
Derived terms edit
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Finn m (plural Finnen)
- Finn (person from Finland)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Finn m (definite Finnen)
- a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Finna
Related terms edit
- finn (“Sami”)
References edit
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Finn”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *finnaz. Compare Old Norse Finnr.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Finn m
Declension edit
Declension of Finn (strong a-stem)