Etymology

fainne

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Today it means: A pin badge worn to indicate a fluency in, or a willingness to speak, the Irish language. Full definition →

Irish fáinne
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The story

  1. Irish · borrowed fromfáinne“ring”
  2. English todayfainne

Borrowed from Irish fáinne (“ring”). Doublet of fawny.

Words from the same roots

Irishfáinne all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.