Finnr

See also: finnr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• Fiðr

Etymology

From Old Norse finnr (“a Finn, a Sami, a Saomo”), a ‘finder’ of food, referring to nomadic hunter-gatherers.

Proper noun

Finnr m (genitive Finns)

1. An exonym by Norwegians for Sámi people across Arctic Scandinavia
2. An exonym by Swedes for people in Finland
3. a male given name; as an element also in Finnviðr, Finnulfr, Finnólfr, et cetera
4. A byname informally honoring a male with powers of a vǫlva, alluding to the Sámi noaidi
5. (Norse mythology) A mythic name, used for elves and dwarves i.a.

Descendants

• Danish: Finn
• Faroese: Finnur
• Icelandic: Finnur

• Norwegian: Finn
• Swedish: Finne
• → Latin: Fennus, Finnus

References

• Finn; in: Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN