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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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Finn Finn.

“Any time anything goes wrong at all, the system completely fails,” Finn said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

When she transferred to the music department, she became fast friends with two students, bassist Finn Zeferino-Birchall and guitarist Daniel Rogerson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Reading her statement, Mollie Finn described the devastating emotional and psychological impact of learning the body of her grandfather, Graham Finn, had been found at the home.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Thinking back on the last two years of his life full of album releases, filming schedules and tour dates, Finn Wolfhard requires squint-inducing concentration to keep it all straight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Now Finn had to tilt his head way back just to see his brother’s face.

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

“Okay, Finn. I'll leave you alone. I’ll let Cade know the Dunston trip is off.”

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

“You just used me and waited for her to die. I’m not going with you, Finn. These folks are my family now.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

“Thank you, Finn. Even though Priscilla thinks this is silly, five years from now, she’ll be happy to read your message.”

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby