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Finley or Finnley

34 replies

Welshy11 · 15/04/2017 16:49

Due to have a little boy very soon and myself and DH both like the name Finley or Finnley but unsure of which spelling! Nickname would be Finn

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User447 · 18/11/2020 01:52

We’re having a boy and naming him Finnley. It’s both comical and shocking to us that there’s such a strong reaction to the spelling in so many people. It’s especially ironic because all variations are anglicized from the Gaelic name Fionnlagh. So if Finnley is wrong, so is every other spelling. At least Finnley has two N’s just as the Gaelic original does so it’s closer to “correct” than the others. We’re not even choosing that spelling for the nickname, our other son is named Lennon and we like the idea of both having double N’s. Plus I just like the way it looks better. The original has the double N’s so it makes me like Finnley better. The only way to spell your child’s name wrong is choosing a spelling that’s illegible and that no one can pronounce. So long as it’s readable, who cares what anyone else thinks? Especially now that you know how ironic and illogical the argument is. :-)

MrsCharlieD · 18/04/2017 19:35

I think just Finn as Finlay/Finley is everywhere at the moment.

BifsWif · 16/04/2017 18:31

I have a Finley, nn Finn.

Great choice OP Wink

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 16/04/2017 18:29

Always one what, @NabobsFromNobHill?

FeedTheSharkAndItWIllBite · 16/04/2017 18:27

I prefer Finlay.

Not Finnley...

NabobsFromNobHill · 16/04/2017 18:19

There's always one.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 16/04/2017 18:17

Finlay is the only spelling of this that I have come across.

I think it's a lovely name, and Finn is a lovely shortening.

Justmadeperfectflapjacks · 16/04/2017 18:15

Ds is Fynn. .

MollyHuaCha · 16/04/2017 18:14

Finlay looks right to me.

MyNewBearTotoro · 16/04/2017 18:01

I would spell it Finley.

I really hate the spelling Finlay so wouldn't spell it that way although I think that's the conventional way.

mum2be2boys · 16/04/2017 16:44

Finlay or Finlay. I prefer the name Finn as a name in its own right though.

buttercup54321 · 16/04/2017 00:03

finlay

Joeybee · 16/04/2017 00:00

I would spell it Finlay, and i think thats the most common spelling of it.

malin100 · 15/04/2017 22:22

What Thora said

Sophronia · 15/04/2017 22:11

Finlay

Beebeeeight · 15/04/2017 21:27

Finlay.

peaceloveandbiscuits · 15/04/2017 21:00

Finlay, for the love of god.

Mrsknackered · 15/04/2017 21:00

Finlay

NabobsFromNobHill · 15/04/2017 20:57

Finnley looks like it's a spelling mistake

That's cos it is.

JennyOnAPlate · 15/04/2017 20:56

Finlay.

Blackbird82 · 15/04/2017 20:55

I have a Finley but we also call him Finn

StewPots · 15/04/2017 20:51

I spell it Finley Smile

SuperSix77 · 15/04/2017 20:10

I have a Finlay but he's Finn 99% of the time. Definitely don't go for Finnley...it looks wrong.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 15/04/2017 17:56

Finlay

harderandharder2breathe · 15/04/2017 17:34

Finley no double n

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