Given name
Finnur
Finnur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.
Original Old NorseFinnr
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Faroese usage, Finnur developed from FINNR.
Finnur’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Finnur developed from the Old Norse form FINNR. In Icelandic usage, Finnur continues an earlier form in FINNR.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Finnur
- Finnur Jónssonicelandic-Danish philologist and Professor of Nordic Philology1858–1934
- Finnur JustinussenFaroese footballerborn 1989
- Finnur JónssonIcelandic bishop (1704-1789)
- Finnur Tómas PálmasonIcelandic association football playerborn 2001
- Finnur IngólfssonIcelandic politicianborn 1954
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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