Finkley

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proper noun

A hamlet in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU387234).

OriginOld English finċ →
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Meanings

proper nounFinkley (countable and uncountable, plural Finkleys)

plural Finkleys

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU387234).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfinċ“finch”
  2. EnglishFinkley

From Old English finċ (“finch”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to finch + -ley (“lea”). Doublet of Finchley.

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APA

Finkley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Finkley

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“Finkley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Finkley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Finkley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Finkley.

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