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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.

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.

Finn. 3 American  
Or Finn

abbreviation

  1. Finnish.

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

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In a statement posted on social media, his family said "we will always love and miss you Finn".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“Philosophy had expanded his ability to think, Aristotle had clarified its purpose, and television provided him with a lucrative arena in which to prove it,” Ms. Finn writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

In novels by Patricia Finn and Maria Semple, life after leaving the television industry doesn’t follow a predictable script.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

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

Emma whispered, just as Finn sighed happily, “Oh, Mom.”

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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