Save Gender Feminine Usage Icelandic, Swedish (Rare, Archaic) Pronounced Pron. /ˈfɪn.pɔrk/(Icelandic) /ˈfɪn.bɔrj/(Swedish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Combination of Old Norse finnr "Finn, Lapp" and borg "stronghold, fortification, castle".