Finley or Finnley

[Welshy11]

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

Finlay looks right to me.

Ds is Fynn. .

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.

There's always one.

I prefer Finlay.

Not Finnley...

Always one what, @NabobsFromNobHill?

I have a Finley, nn Finn.

Great choice OP

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

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. :-)