Finley Name Meaning & Origin
Finley
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.
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
Related Names:
Findlay, Finlay, Fionnlagh
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- Comments and insights on the name Finley
I think this is a very cute name for a little boy, but I'm not sure if it would suit a grown man very well. For example, it's hard for me to imagine a CEO named Finley. Just my opinion though
Oh, I can well imagine a CEO named Finley - it sounds very snobbish. Just my opinion.
Finley is a variant of Finlay. Not the other way round.
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Fin, Finn, Fynn, Philly
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- Famous real-life people named Finley
Finley Quaye, British musician
Finley Arthur Donoho, son of actress Holly Marie Combs
Finley Lanning, son of Missy and Bryan Lanning (Daily Bumps)
Finley O'Donnell (b. 2006), son of American actor Chris O'Donnell- Finley in song, story & screen
Finley Hockenvasser, a lawyer, and the father of high school girl Hilda Hockenvasser, in the internet comic blog The Greasers of Hazzick Flats. http://www.thegreasersofhazzickflats.blogspot.com