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
Word origin
Old English Finnas (plural); related to Old Norse Finnr Finn, Latin Fennī the Finns, Greek Phinnoi
Finn in British English2
(fɪn)
noun
known as Finn MacCool. (in Irish legend) chief of the Fianna, father of the heroic poet Ossian
Finn in British English3
(fɪn)
noun
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)