Finlay
m.
Old Irish finn 'fair, white; blonde' + Old Irish láech 'warrior; layman'.
The name of a minor Scottish saint and an 11th C king of Moray.
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● 1040x1057 Finlach (gen) ESC V;
1426 Fynlao (abl) RMSRS-2 65
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Finlay". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Finlay.