Finland

Type Country
Usage English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Malay
Pronounced Pron. /ˈfɪn.lənd/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Old Norse Finnr, which referred to the Finn and Sami peoples, combined with land. This is the name of a country in Northern Europe, called Suomi in Finnish.

Related Names

Rootfinnr
Other Languages & CulturesFinska(Croatian) Finsko(Czech) Finlande(French) Finnland(German) Finlandia(Greek) Finlandia(Indonesian) Finlandia(Italian) Finlyandiya(Kazakh) Finlyandiya(Kyrgyz) Finska(Macedonian) Finnland(Old Norse) Finlandia(Polish) Finlândia(Portuguese) Finlyandiya(Russian) Finska(Serbian) Finska(Slovene) Finlandia(Spanish) Finlyandiya(Ukrainian)

Categories

Europe
Entry updated October 6, 2024