Finlay

Finlay is a Irish- Scottish name.

Origin and Meaning

The name " Finlay " is Irish - Scottish origin. Originally it was only as a first name, used as a family name since the 16th century. It represents an Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Fionnlagh ( " blond warrior " ) dar.

Variants

Common variants are Findlay, Findley and Finley.

Well-known bearers of the name

First name

Family name

  • Carlos Juan Finlay (1833-1915), Cuban physician
  • Dave Finlay (born 1958 ), Irish wrestler
  • Don Finlay (1909-1970), British hurdler
  • Frank Finlay ( born 1926 ), British actor
  • George Finlay (1799-1875), British historian and Philhellene
  • Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925-2006), Scottish poet, writer, artist and landscape artist
  • Ilora Finlay, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff ( b. 1949 ), Welsh doctor and Life Peer
  • Morgan Finlay (19? ), Canadian musician
  • Robert Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay ( 1842-1929 ), British lawyer
  • Stewart Finlay - McLennan ( born 1957 ), Australian actor
  • Thomas Finlay (* 1922), Irish politician (Fine Gael ) and Chief Justice
  • Virgil Finlay (1914-1971), American book illustrator
  • William Henry Finlay (1849-1924), South African astronomer
  • Family name
  • Male first name
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