# Finchley

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfɪnt͡ʃli/ · frequency rank #60,808

## Definitions
1. A suburban area in the borough of Barnet, Greater London.

## Etymology
Probably from Old English finċ (“finch”) + lēah (“woodland”), equivalent to finch + -ley (“lea”). Doublet of Finkley.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/finchley