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 [ 2 syll. fi-nlay, fin-l-ay ] The boy name Finlay is pronounced as FIHNLiy KEY. Finlay is largely used in English, Irish, and Scottish. Its origin is Celtic. The meaning of Finlay is fair warrior. Derived from the words 'fionn' which means white, fair ; 'laogh' which means warrior. The name is Anglicized from the Gaelic Fionnlagh. It is the traditional name borne by the father of Macbeth, King of Scotland. Mac Fhionnlaigh is a Gaelic surname Anglicized as MacKinlay. Fin (English), Findlay (English and Scottish), Findley (English), Finn (English and Irish), Fionnla (Irish and Scottish), and Fionnlagh (Irish and Scottish) are variants of Finlay. Lee (pet form in English) and Finley (spelling variant in , English, Irish, and Scottish) are other forms of the name. Finlay is not often used as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000. In 2008, out of the family of boy names directly related to Finlay, Finn (English and Irish) was the most regularly used. Baby names that sound like Finlay include Finley (English, Irish, and Scottish), Faniel (English), and Fionnla (Irish and Scottish). KEY: Pronunciation for Finlay: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
