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Finlay

/ˈfɪnli/

Finlay proper noun: a Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

Finlay (plural Finlays)

  1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Forms of Finlay

pluralFinlays
alternative formFindlay
alternative formFindley
alternative formFindlow
alternative formFinley
alternative formFinlow

Origin of Finlay

Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Fionnlagh (“fair warrior/hero”).

Words formed from Finlay

Words that rhyme with Finlay

Questions about Finlay

What does Finlay mean?
Finlay means a Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is Finlay?
Finlay is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Finlay?
Finlay is pronounced /ˈfɪnli/.

Words near Finlay in the dictionary

  1. Finlandize
  2. Finlandized
  3. Finlandizes
  4. Finlandizing
  5. Finlands
  6. Finlay
  7. Finlay-Marks syndrome
  8. Finlaycolor
  9. Finlayson
  10. Finlayson's squirrel
  11. Finlayson's squirrels

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Finlay (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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