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Finley

/ˈfɪnli/

Finley proper noun: a Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

Finley (countable and uncountable, plural Finleys)

  1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A town in Berrigan Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. An unincorporated community in Lake County, California.
    • A house near Finley burns from the Mendocino Complex Fire on July 30.2018 August 13, “Massive wildfires scorching California”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 May 2026
  5. A township in Scott County, Indiana.
  6. An unincorporated community in Taylor County, Kentucky.
  7. A small city, the county seat of Steele County, North Dakota.
  8. A census-designated place in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.
  9. An unincorporated community in Dyer County, Tennessee.
  10. A census-designated place in Benton County, Washington.
  11. A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin.

Forms of Finley

pluralFinleys

Origin of Finley

Variant of Finlay.

Words that rhyme with Finley

Questions about Finley

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

Words near Finley in the dictionary

  1. finless sole
  2. finless soles
  3. finlessness
  4. finlet
  5. finlets
  6. Finley
  7. finlike
  8. Finlinson
  9. Finlinsons
  10. finlit
  11. Finmark

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