Boy · Old Irish
Fionnlagh
Say it: FYOON-lukh
Meaning
From Old Irish finn 'white, fair' and láech 'warrior'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 6 babies given this name since 2016
- At its height in 2016, about 1 in 315,700 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Findláech
| English | Finlay |
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Famous bearers
- Findláech, father of Macbeth
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- The Irish annals and early Irish literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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