# Finlay

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfɪnli/ · frequency rank #34,490

## Definitions
1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Fionnlagh (“fair warrior/hero”).

## Easily confused with
- **Finley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finlay-vs-finley)
- **Finney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finlay-vs-finney)
- **fina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fina-vs-finlay)
- **final** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/final-vs-finlay)
- **filly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/filly-vs-finlay)
- **finely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finely-vs-finlay)
- **Fenway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fenway-vs-finlay)
- **finally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finally-vs-finlay)
- **Finland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finland-vs-finlay)
- **Findlay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/findlay-vs-finlay)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ffinlay`, `filnay`, `finlayy`, `finllay`, `finlya`, `finnlay`, `fnilay`, `ifnlay`

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