Finney

F4I1N1N1E1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English finig →
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Meanings

proper nounFinney (countable and uncountable, plural Finneys)

plural Finneys · alternative Fenney · alternative Finnie · alternative Phinney

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in King County, Texas, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfinig“heap”
  2. EnglishFinney

Habitational surname from several minor places in Cheshire, from either Old English finig (“heap”) or finn (“coarse grass”) + ġehæġ (“an enclosed piece of land”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Finney

anyminiskinnywinnieminnieginnyKinneykinePhinneyGinniePlinytinnyfinnywinnyninnywhinnyhinnyinniePapua New GuineaPhinnypinnysinnyspinnywinney
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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