Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

finley

/ˈfɪnli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: fin-ley
IPA: /ˈfɪnli/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Countable; Uncountable

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A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

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Example Sentences

"A house near Finley burns from the Mendocino Complex Fire on July 30."

Etymology

Variant of Finlay.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Finleys (plural)

Homonyms

finlay

Rhymes With

thinly mckinley finlay mcginley linley tinley mckinlay kinley brinley quinley brinlee inly

Questions

How do you pronounce finley?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪnli/.
What does finley mean?: A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Where does finley come from?: Variant of Finlay.

How to pronounce finley

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