Finlay Forename
Approximately 3,059 people bear this name
Finlay Forename Definition:
A Gaelic name: Fionnla, Fionnlagh (misspelt Fionnladh), Middle Gaelic Finlay, Finlaeic, gen. (1467 MS.), Fionnlaoich, gen. (Duan Albanach), Early Irish Findlœch (Lib. Leinster), Finnloech and Finlaeg, gen. (Marianus Scotus). Those early forms and the Norse Finnleikr prove that the name means “Fair hero” (fionn and laoch).
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 100% | 1,108 | 1:4,829 | 472 |
| England | 100% | 562 | 1:98,938 | 3,785 |
| China | - | 336 | 1:4,065,642 | 51,317 |
| Kenya | 100% | 323 | 1:143,366 | 6,586 |
| Canada | 67% | 186 | 1:178,136 | 7,134 |
| United States | 84% | 179 | 1:2,025,346 | 33,608 |
| New Zealand | - | 64 | 1:70,876 | 3,426 |
| Thailand | 100% | 56 | 1:1,251,175 | 41,939 |
| South Africa | 96% | 47 | 1:1,160,269 | 42,094 |
| Australia | - | 37 | 1:369,125 | 6,777 |
| Ireland | 94% | 15 | 1:309,568 | 4,642 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 12 | 1:1,285,318 | 41,030 |
| Wales | 100% | 11 | 1:281,301 | 4,460 |
| India | - | 11 | 1:110,443,452 | 1,441,921 |
| Hong Kong | - | 9 | 1:861,414 | 5,456 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 7 | 1:263,307 | 1,965 |
| Malaysia | 80% | 7 | 1:4,349,991 | 105,289 |
| Zambia | - | 7 | 1:2,264,971 | 21,963 |
| Czechia | - | 6 | 1:1,776,027 | 4,577 |
| France | 100% | 6 | 1:11,078,390 | 32,981 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60% | 6 | 1:1,358,719 | 89,225 |
| Switzerland | - | 5 | 1:1,642,699 | 15,939 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 5 | 1:6,040,379 | 77,223 |
| Malawi | 100% | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Greece | 100% | 4 | 1:2,733,637 | 12,935 |
| Germany | 100% | 4 | 1:24,169,469 | 59,466 |
| Colombia | 100% | 3 | 1:15,926,309 | 51,235 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Sweden | 50% | 2 | 1:4,928,954 | 52,965 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Philippines | 100% | 2 | 1:53,004,738 | 452,678 |
| Italy | - | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Brazil | - | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
Finlay (24,909) may also be a surname.
Finlay Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Gaelic name: Fionnla, Fionnlagh (misspelt Fionnladh), Middle Gaelic Finlay, Finlaeic, gen. (1467 MS.), Fionnlaoich, gen. (Duan Albanach), Early Irish Findlœch (Lib. Leinster), Finnloech and Finlaeg, gen. (Marianus Scotus). Those early forms and the Norse Finnleikr prove that the name means “Fair hero” (fionn and laoch). It is a popular (10th and 11th century) rendering of Finnlug, “Fair attractive one,” the older name. It has been explained as “Fair calf,” which would suit the phonetics also. Hence Finlayson, Mackinlay (M‘Fhionnlaigh).
Finlay Forename Popularity
Finlay Demographics
Average Finlay Salary in
United States
$60,656 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finnlay | 92 | 2 | / |
| Finlahy | 92 | 2 | / |
| Finlays | 92 | 1 | / |
| Finly | 91 | 416 | / |
| Finla | 91 | 14 | / |
| Finley | 83 | 3,820 | / |
| Vinlay | 83 | 38 | / |
| Finlia | 83 | 5 | / |
| Finlly | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fionly | 83 | 3 | / |
| Finnly | 83 | 2 | / |
| Finlai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fenlay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Finlas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Finloy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Finnla | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fionla | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fnla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Finnley | 77 | 28 | / |
| Fionley | 77 | 3 | / |
| Phinlay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fiohnly | 77 | 1 | / |
| Finlley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Finliya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Finleuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fenlaiy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fenly | 73 | 561 | / |
| Finle | 73 | 137 | / |
| Fenla | 73 | 58 | / |
| Vinla | 73 | 49 | / |
| Fimla | 73 | 15 | / |
| Finli | 73 | 10 | / |
| Fnlah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fnley | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fjnla | 73 | 1 | / |
| Finnella | 71 | 14 | / |
| Fienlaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phienlay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vienllay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fenlai | 67 | 707 | / |
| Vinley | 67 | 220 | / |
| Fenley | 67 | 69 | / |
| Finlip | 67 | 55 | / |
| Finlie | 67 | 21 | / |
| Phinly | 67 | 11 | / |
| Finlet | 67 | 9 | / |
| Fenlly | 67 | 6 | / |
| Phinla | 67 | 6 | / |
| Finlee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Finlis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fenlla | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vinlia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vinlly | 67 | 2 | / |
| Finnle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Finlei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Finlou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fennly | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fenlau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fenlia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Finlahaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Finleh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Finler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Finles | 67 | 1 | / |
| Finlli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faenly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vinlah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vinlai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fimley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vienla | 67 | 1 | / |
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