Etymology

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Today it means: A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Fionnlagh
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The story

  1. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromFionnlagh“fair warrior/hero”
  2. English todayFinlay

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.