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Finlay
Finlay: Popularity
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68th most popular boys name in the UK
1,200 recorded births
in 2008
User rating:
( 4.06 from 181 votes )
Additional information about the name Finlay:
Occasionally cropping up as a girls name, Finlay is the anglicized form of Scottish name Fionnlagh. Fionnlagh comes from Gaelic words for 'white, fair' + 'warrior, hero'. This is reinforced by the presence of an Old Norse name 'finnleikr', meaning 'battle hero'.
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