Finn
/ˈfɪn/
Finn noun: a national of Finland.
Noun
Finn (plural Finns)
- A national of Finland.
- Culturally and economically Finland is a Western nation. But would the Finns fight if the Soviets tried to use Finnish territory as a springboard to attack NATO?1989 May, Priit J. Vesilind, “The Baltic: Arena of Power”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 614
- A person of ethnic Finnish (Suomi) ancestry; a non-Swedish, non-Sami Finlander.
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- Suomi, Finnishman
- A male given name from Old Norse.
Proper noun
Finn (countable and uncountable, plural Finns)
- A male given name from Irish.
- A surname.
- A river in County Donegal, Ireland, which joins the Mourne to form the Foyle. The same river borders onto County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, between Clady and Strabane.
Finn meaning in Arabic and Indonesian
Finn in Arabic
- national of Finland
- فِنْلَنْدِيّ finlandiyy, فِنْلَنْدِيَّة finlandiyya
Finn in Indonesian
- national of Finland
- orang Finlandia
Synonyms of Finn
Forms of Finn
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Finns |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Finns |
Origin of Finn
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.
An Old and Middle Irish form of Fionn.
Words formed from Finn
Phrases with Finn
Words that rhyme with Finn
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- chin
- Flynn
- bin
- Quinn
- sin
- tin
- Bryn
- corinne
- inn
- din
- grin
- kin
- lin
- linn
- unpin
- Benin
- min
- shin
- violin
- wherein
- within
- akin
- been
- begin
- brin
- chin-chin
- hin
- lyn
- mandolin
- whin
- zoom in
- agin
- agrin
- Arabian jasmine
- blin
- djinn
- Douyin
- edge in
- gimme some skin
- glyn
- herein
- jinn
- Karin
- kissing kin
- lecithin
- Nguyen
- nin
Questions about Finn
- What does Finn mean?
- Finn means a national of Finland.
- What is Finn in Arabic?
- Finn in Arabic is فِنْلَنْدِيّ (finlandiyy), فِنْلَنْدِيَّة (finlandiyya). See Finn meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Finn?
- Finn can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Finn?
- Finn is pronounced /ˈfɪn/.
- What is the plural of Finn?
- The plural of Finn is Finns.
Words near Finn in the dictionary
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