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

Example Sentences

She is the mother of five children, Liam, 19, Stella, 17, Hattie, 14, Finn, 13, and Beau, 9, whom she shares with her ex-husband, Dean McDermott.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

In the shoot-out, the Irish took an advantage after Caoimhin Kelleher saved from Mojmir Chytil but Kovar made amends for his earlier mistakes by denying Finn Azaz and Alan Browne from 12 yards.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

But failed attempts by Finn Azaz and Alan Browne paved the way for Jan Kliment to complete a whirlwind tale of Irish heartache and send the Czechs into Tuesday's decider with Denmark.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

But, with Owen Farrell back at fly-half and Finn Russell straight back into the fray after the Six Nations, two old adversaries were reunited at 10.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Finn whipped his gaze over to Natalie and Chess, who had their palms out, too.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix