The word Finn (''pl.''

Finns Finns or Finnish people ( fi, suomalaiset, ) are a Baltic Finnic ethnic group native to Finland. Finns are traditionally divided into smaller regional groups that span several countries adjacent to Finland, both those who are native to these ...

) usually refers to a member of the majority Balto-Finnic ethnic group of

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

, or to a person from Finland. Finn may also refer to:

Places

Finn Lake Finn Lake is a lake in Wadena County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. A large share of the early settlers near this lake being natives of Finland caused the name to be selected. See also *List of lakes in Minnesota This is a list of lakes of ...

, Minnesota, United States * Finn Township, Logan County, North Dakota, United States *

Lough Finn Lough Finn () is a freshwater lough (lake) in County Donegal, Ireland. The lough, along with its neighbouring village of Fintown, was named after a mythological woman, Finngeal, who drowned in the lake after attempting to save her wounded brothe ...

, a freshwater lough (lake) in County Donegal, Ireland *

River Finn (County Donegal) The River Finn ( ga, Abhainn na Finne) is a river in the Republic of Ireland that passes through County Donegal and County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. From Lough Finn, the river goes to Ballybofey and Stranorlar before joining the River Mourne. ...

, Ireland * River Finn (Erne tributary), a tributary of the Erne River, Ireland

People

* Finn, an old Scandinavian ethnonym for the Sami people *

Finn (given name) Finn is generally regarded as a masculine given name. The name has several origins. In some cases it is derived from the Old Norse personal name and byname ''Finnr'', meaning "Sámi" or " Finn". In some cases the Old Norse name was a short form of o ...

, including a list of people with the given name *

Finn (surname) The surname Finn has several origins. In some cases it is derived from the Irish ''Ó Finn'', meaning "descendant of '' Fionn''"; the byname means "white" or "fair-haired". In other cases it is derived from the Old Norse ''Finnr'', a personal name ...

, English and German-language surname

Mythological figures

* Finn (dog), an English police dog and namesake of "Finn's Law" providing legal protection for animals in public service * Finn (Frisian), Frisian king who appears in ''Beowulf'' and the Finnesburg Fragment *

Fionn mac Cumhaill Fionn mac Cumhaill ( ; Old and mga, Find or ''mac Cumail'' or ''mac Umaill''), often anglicized Finn McCool or MacCool, is a hero in Irish mythology, as well as in later Scottish and Manx folklore. He is leader of the ''Fianna'' bands of y ...

(Old Irish: Finn mac Cumhal; anglicised to Finn McCool), a warrior in Irish mythology * Various legendary High Kings of Ireland **

Eber Finn Éber Finn (modern spelling: Éibhear Fionn), son of Míl Espáine, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland and one of the founders of the Milesian lineage, to which medieval genealogists traced al ...

, 1700 BC (AFM), 1287-1286 BC (FFE) ** Cearmna Finn, 1533-1493 BC (AFM), 1155-1115 BC (FFE) **

Finn mac Blatha Finn, son of Blath, son of Labraid Condelg, son of Cairpre, son of Ollom Fotla, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He took power after he killed the previous High King, Eochu Apthach, whose di ...

, 952-930 BC (AFM), 725-705 BC (FFE) **

Duach Finn Dui Finn, son of Sétna Innarraid, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He took power after killing his predecessor, and his father's killer, Siomón Brecc. He ruled for ten years, before he w ...

, 904-894 BC (AFM), 679-674 BC (FFE) **

Ailill Finn Ailill Finn, son of Art mac Lugdach, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. In the ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'', he succeeded to the throne when his father was killed by Fíachu Tolgrach and his s ...

, 795-786 BC (AFM), 586-577 BC (FFE) ** Fiatach Finn, 36-39 AD (AFM), 25-28 AD (FFE)

Arts entertainment, and media

Characters

Finn (comics) Finn is a fictional pagan warlock eco-terrorist created by Pat Mills. He first appeared in British fortnightly anthology comic ''Crisis'' in 1989 in the strip '' Third World War'' and later moved to an eponymous series in '' 2000 AD'' after ''Cr ...

, the titular character in the eponymous comic strip in the British comic anthology ''2000 AD'' * Finn (''Misfits''), one of the protagonists of the British TV series ''Misfits'' * Finn (''Star Wars''), in the ''Star Wars'' films *

Finn the Human Finn Mertens, also known as Finn the Human, is a fictional character and one of the two protagonists in the American animated television series ''Adventure Time'' created by Pendleton Ward. He also appeared in the spin-off series '' Adventure ...

, one of the protagonists in the animated series ''Adventure Time'' * Hamilton Finn, character on American soap opera '' General Hospital'' *

Huckleberry Finn Huckleberry "Huck" Finn is a fictional character created by Mark Twain who first appeared in the book ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876) and is the protagonist and narrator of its sequel, ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884). He is 12 ...

, a protagonist in the novels ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' and ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' * Phineas Finn, protagonist of Anthony Trollope's novels ''

Phineas Finn ''Phineas Finn'' is a novel by Anthony Trollope and the name of its leading character. The novel was first published as a monthly serial from October 1867 to May 1868 in ''St Paul's Magazine''. It is the second of the " Palliser" series of novel ...

'' and ''Phineas Redux'' * Finn Collins, in ''The 100 (TV series), The 100'' TV series * Finn DeTrolio, List of characters from The Sopranos – friends and family#Finn DeTrolio, in the TV series ''The Sopranos'' * Finn Dodd, protagonist of the film ''How to Make an American Quilt'' and the novel of the same title * Finn Fish, in the anime/manga ''Phantom Thief Jeanne'' * Finn Hudson, in the television show ''Glee'' * Finn McMissile, in the movie ''Cars 2'' * Finn Nelson, in the British TV series ''My Mad Fat Diary'' * Finn O'Connor (Hollyoaks), in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Michael "Finn" O'Leary, a playable character in the video game ''Call of Duty: Black Ops II'' * Finn Sharkey, in the TV series ''Waterloo Road (TV series), Waterloo Road'' * Finn Whitman, in ''The Kingdom Keepers'' children's novel series * Finn, a goldfish mascot in the Goldfish crackers brand * Finn, in the ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' TV series * Finn, the wizard in the 1842 opera ''Ruslan and Lyudmila (opera), Ruslan and Lyudmila'' * Finn, List of Storm Hawks characters#Finn, in the animated TV series ''Storm Hawks'' * Finn, in the South Korean-Japanese cartoon series ''Tai Chi Chasers'' * Finn, in ''The Lego Movie'' * Finn, a character in the novel ''What I Was'' by Meg Rosoff * The Finn, in William Gibson's science fiction Sprawl trilogy novels * Finn, in the animated series Arcane (TV series), Arcane

Music

* Finn (album), ''Finn'' (album), a 1995 album by the Finn Brothers * "Finn", a song by Tori Amos for the 1998 ''Great Expectations'' soundtrack

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Finn: A Novel'', a 2007 novel by Jon Clinch * Finn.no, a Norwegian classified advertisements website * "Finn", an episode in the television series ''List of The Lost World episodes, The Lost World'' * Farnborough International News Network (FINN), a aviation trade website published by Farnborough Airshow, Farnborough International Ltd

Other uses

* Finn (dinghy), an Olympic class of sailing dinghy * Finn, a variant of fin, a colloquial term for the U.S. five dollar bill * The Finn (1912–1925), an American Thoroughbred racehorse