Finland
Old Norse · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Finland
The given name 'Finland' is not a traditional personal name but a toponym derived from Old Norse *Finnland*, meaning "land of the Finns," from *Finnr* (a Finn) and *land* (land).
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Etymology
The given name 'Finland' is not a traditional personal name but a toponym derived from Old Norse *Finnland*, meaning "land of the Finns," from *Finnr* (a Finn) and *land* (land). It is not used as a given name in any culture or religion, and its historical context is solely as the English exonym for the Nordic country, first recorded in the 13th century.
Finland currently ranks #10,064 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2021.
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