Finn

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See also finn, and fínn

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English [edit]

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Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

Noun [edit]

Finn (plural Finns)

  1. A person from Finland.
Translations [edit]

Etymology 2 [edit]

An anglicized form of Fionn.

Proper noun [edit]

Finn

  1. A male given name.

Danish [edit]

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

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Etymology [edit]

From Old Norse Finnr.

Proper noun [edit]

Finn

  1. 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]

German Wikipedia has articles on:

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Proper noun [edit]

Finn

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

Usage notes [edit]

  • Currently popular in Germany.

Derived terms [edit]


Norwegian [edit]

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has articles on:

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

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Etymology [edit]

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

Proper noun [edit]

Finn

  1. A male given name.

Related terms [edit]