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  Finn

  noun

  a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
• Finn.
  Finn.

  abbreviation

  Finnish.

Finn

¹ American  

[fin] / fɪn /

noun

1. Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.

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Finn ² American  

[fin] / fɪn /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Finland.

2. any native speaker of Finnish.

3. a native speaker of any Finnic language.

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Finn. ³ American  

Or Finn

abbreviation

1. Finnish.

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Finn ¹ British  

/ fɪn /

noun

1. a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Finland

2. a speaker of a Finnic language, esp one of the original inhabitants of Russia, who were pushed northwards during the Slav migrations

3. a type of dinghy, designed to be sailed by one person

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Finn ² British  

/ fɪn /

noun

1. known as Finn MacCool . (in Irish legend) chief of the Fianna, father of the heroic poet Ossian

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Finn ³ British  

/ ˈfɪn /

noun

1. Neil ( Mullane ). born 1958, New Zealand singer and songwriter; lead singer with the group Crowded House (from 1985) with whom he recorded the albums Crowded House (1986), Woodface (1991), and Time on Earth (2007). Solo albums include Try Whistling This (1998)

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Etymology

Origin of Finn

Old English Finnas (plural); related to Old Norse Finnr Finn, Latin Fennī the Finns, Greek Phinnoi

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Example Sentences

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Finn Finn.

Finn Ashcroft, from Chichester in West Sussex, said after Covid "people were finding it harder to get out and socialise".

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Peter Finn, who serves as the Teamsters’ vice president at-large, said that truck driving is the most common job for men without a college degree in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

In a social media post on Monday about the 1998 session, Finn said he had reached out to Amphlett having been a great admirer of her work.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

When the session wrapped up, Finn took the recordings home and planned to work on it, but "they were never fully realised".

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Finn got along with everybody, and Emma didn’t care whether people liked her or not.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

“People miss what they lost, Finn. Period,” he says.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2023

"Hey, Finn. Hi Finn, hi bud," was all the adorable canine need to hear to look up from where he stood.

From Fox News ● Jul. 22, 2021

“I don’t know, Finn. I miss my mom and dad. My home.”

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

“You were the one who scared her, Finn. She was running away from you.”

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

“Well, nice socks, anyway, Finn. And eyes. You have a cool name.”

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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