 the ring finger is the fourth proximal digit of the human hand, and the second most ulnar finger, located between the middle finger and the little finger. it is also called digitus medicinalis, the fourth finger, digitus annularis, digitus quartus, or digitus iv in anatomy. it may also be referred to as the third finger. == etymology == according to lÃ¡szlÃ³ a. magyar, the names of the ring finger in many languages reflect an ancient belief that it is a magical finger. it is named after magic or rings, or called nameless (for example, in chinese: æ åæ, unnamed finger).magyar, lÃ¡szlÃ³ a. "digitus medicinalis &mdash; the etymology of the name" actes du congr. intern. d'hist. de med. xxxii., antwerpen. 175-179., 1990, retrieved september 2, 2009 in sanskrit and other languages like finnish, the ring finger is called respectively "anamika" and "nimetÃ¶n" ("nameless").. == the wedding ring ==  right|thumb|two left hands forming an outline of a heart shape. both hands are wearing a similar wedding ring. before medical science discovered how the circulatory system functioned, people believed that a vein ran directly from the fourth finger on the left hand to the heart. because of the hand-heart connection, they chose the descriptive name vena amoris, latin for the vein of love, for this particular vein. based upon this name, their contemporaries, purported experts in the field of matrimonial etiquette, wrote that it would only be fitting that the wedding ring be worn on this finger. by wearing the ring on the fourth finger of the left hand, a married couple symbolically declares their eternal love for each other. in western cultures, a wedding ring is traditionally worn on the ring finger. this developed from the roman "anulus pronubis" when the man gave a ring to the woman at the betrothal ceremony. blessing the wedding ring and putting it on th
Fingers