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finn

/ˈfɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.78 in modern English

Syllables
finn
IPA
/ˈfɪn/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A national of Finland.

noun

A person of ethnic Finnish (Suomi) ancestry; a non-Swedish, non-Sami Finlander.

noun

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.

noun

A male given name from Old Norse.

name

A male given name from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Finns (plural)

Phrases

Finn raccoon Huckleberry Finn

Synonyms

Finlander Suomi Finnishman

Homonyms

fin

Rhymes With

been within win win-win skin begin thin min spin berlin sin twin

Questions

How do you pronounce finn?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪn/.
What does finn mean?
A national of Finland.
Where does finn come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce finn

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