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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Finn m. Old Irish finn 'white, fair; bright; blessed' or Old Norse finnr 'a Finn, a Sami'.

The name of several legendary high kings of Ireland, a legendary Frisian king mentioned in Beowulf, and a mythical Irish hunter-hero.

Ireland
Latin
● fin12thC Fin (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 22
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Finn". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Finn.