Finlay: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Finlay
Origin of the name Finley:
Anglicized form of Fionnlagh and Fionnla, compound names composed of the Gaelic elements fionn (white, fair) and laogh (warrior, calf): hence, "fair-haired warrior." Var: Finlay.
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FinlEy is a variant of FinlAy. You rarely hear of a Finley in Scotland.
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Finn, Fin
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St. Finlugh was a 6th Century Irish priest
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Finlay Currie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finlay_Currie
Finlay Calder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finlay_Calder
Finlay Mickel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finlay_Mickel
Finlay of Moray http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Findl%C3%A1ech_of_Moray
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Global Popularity of the Name Finlay
- #18 in Scotland
- #59 in England
