| − | '''Nordic''' is a term used to describe the people of Northern European ethnicities, especially Scandinavia, Finland and Iceland. Contrary to popular belief, it is not a neo-Nazi hate term. | + | '''Nordic''' is a term which originated in 1858,<ref>http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=nordic&searchmode=none</ref> and refers primarily to those with blond hair, especially from [[Scandinavia]] and northern parts of [[Europe]] and [[Great Britain]].<ref>http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=nordic&searchmode=none</ref> It is also sometimes used to describe the people of Northern European ethnicities, especially [[Scandinavia]], [[Finland]], [[Iceland]], and in some cases the [[Baltic States]] and [[Denmark]]. |