Fin (disambiguation)
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Fin is a surface used to produce lift and thrust or to steer while traveling in water, air, or other fluid media.
Fin or Fins may also refer to:
People
- Fín (died 604), name of an early Gaelic princess, married to a king of Northumbria
- Fin Bartels (born 1987), German football midfielder
- Fin Donnelly (born 1966), Canadian politician
- Fin Dow-Smith, (born 1988) British songwriter known by the stage name Starsmith
- Fin Leavell, American musician also known by his stage name Nightswim
- Fin Wilson (1888–1959), American professional baseball pitcher
Legendary and fictional characters
- Fin (comics), the name of two characters from Marvel Comics
- Fin (troll), a troll in a Danish legend
- Fin the Whale, the orca that is the official mascot of the NHL ice hockey team the Vancouver Canucks
- Fin Tutuola, a fictional character on the TV drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Places
- Fin, Iran, a city in Iran
- Fins, Somme, a commune in the Somme department in France
- Fin District, an administrative subdivision of Iran
- Fin Garden, an historical garden in Kashan, Iran
- Fin Island, an island in British Columbia, Canada
- Fin Rural District, an administrative subdivision of Iran
Music
- Fin (album), 2012 album by producer John Talabot
- Fin (band), an English indie rock band
- Fin (disbanded), a British alternative rock band active 1993–1995
- "Fin" (song), a 2006 song by Supergrass
- (*Fin), a song by Anberlin from their 2007 album Cities
- "Fins" (song), a 1979 song by American singer Jimmy Buffett
Biology
- Fish fin, bony spines protruding from the body in fish anatomy
- Fin fish, fish that possess fins
- Fin whale, a fast swimming species of baleen whale that is the second longest animal in the world
Other uses
- Fin (extended surface), an external rib on a radiator which increases its surface area and heat transfer
- Fin (submarine), tower-like structure on the topside surface of submarines
- Fin (geology), narrow, residual walls of hard sedimentary rock
- Anything of or related to Finland
- Finns, people from Finland
- Car tailfin, a styling feature of automobiles
- Swimfin, a fin-like shoe used to help movement through the water
- Fin, nickname for the United States five-dollar bill
- The Fins, nickname for the Miami Dolphins, an American football team
See also
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