goldfinch

name

1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English goldfinch, goldfynch, goldefynch, from Old English goldfinċ, equivalent to gold + finch. Compare West Frisian goudfink (“goldfinch”), Dutch goudvink (“bullfinch”), German Goldfink (“goldfinch”), Danish guldfink (“goldfinch”), Icelandic gullfinka (“goldfinch”).

1. Any of several small passerine birds of the finch family
2. Any of several small passerine birds of the finch family
3. Any of several small passerine birds of the finch family
4. Any of several small passerine birds of the finch family
5. A sovereign (the coin).