Arnfinn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Arnfinnr, from ǫrn (“eagle”) +‎ finnr (“Sami”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Arnfinnur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²anfɪnː/

Proper noun

Arnfinn m (definite Arnfinnen)

a male given name from Old Norse

Related terms

ørn (“eagle”)
finn (“Sami”)

References

Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Arnfinn”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN

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