Given name
Arnfinn
“eagle”·“Sami”
Arnfinn is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arnfinn is built from elements meaning “eagle” and “Sami”.
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How it developed
From Old Norse Arnfinnr, built from Old Norse ǫrn (“eagle”) + finnr.
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Arnfinn’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Arnfinn has a conventional equivalent in the Norwegian form Årfinn.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Arnfinn
- Arnfinn BergmannOlympic ski jumper (1928-2011)
- Arnfinn HejeNorwegian sailor (1877-1958)
- Arnfinn BårdsenNorwegian Supreme Court Justiceborn 1966
- Arnfinn EngerbakkNorwegian footballer and managerborn 1964
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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