FINLAY  

Gender: M
Origin: Irish and Scottish
Meaning: "fair-haired hero"

Scottish royal name (it belonged to Macbeth"s father) that sounds a tad fusty, though several celeb parents have revived it. Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn did a gender switch when they named their daughter Finley.

Variations:
Finn, Finlea, Findley, Finlee, Finnlea, Findlay, Finnley, Leigh, Lee

Finlay is being discussed in our message boards:

• Recent Welsh Babies
• Babies born in the Isle of Man
• Would love your opinions!!!
• SloppyArt?
• Drop two add one B-B twins

Read Nameberry blog posts about Finlay:

• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
• ADDISON & EDISON: Girl-Boy Name Equality
• NAMEBERRY FAVES II: THE BOYS' NAMES NAMEBERRYITES LOVE MOST
• IRISH CELEBRITY BABY NAMES
• TOP NAMES OF 2008: EARLY RESULTS