Finnleigh - how best to spell it

[teafortwo]

This seems to be one of thirty-one spellings and slight variations for this name....

It is my friend's 'boys name' - She asked me "So, how shall I spell it, then?"

MN name experts - pleeeeaaaaase - make me look wewlly cleva and tell me which spelling I should say she should go for and why!?!

Thank you for your time.

[LynetteScavo]

Finlay or Finley.


Or even Fynnlee.

[LadyPinkofPinkerton]

Finlay

[LynetteScavo]

Finleigh would be a girls name.

[FAQinglovely]

Finlay

[NogginOfRum]

I know a Finlee

[pagwatch]

Finlay

Finnleigh is barking and reminds me of some great grafetti I read once in Oxfordshire

"Keigh-Leigh does it with her dog."

Well it was certainly memorable .

[LackaDAISYcal]

pronunciation is the same regardless of spelling i believe.

[teafortwo]

Thanks LackaDAISYcal!

[teafortwo]

I will report back my findings and let you know what she goes for - if she sticks with that name at all, at all, at all! We all know what pregnant ladies are like!

[teafortwo]

She thinks Finley is her favourite!

Thank you

[RachieB]

lmao @ Finnleigh !! hideous

definitely Finlay

lovely name

[Blottedcopybook]

My son is a Findlay - my understanding is that Finlay is the Irish spelling and Findlay is the Scottish.

Finley just looks wrong to me. Finnleigh?!! I shall reserve judgement!

[SoupDragon]

Finlay.

[teafortwo]

RachieB - I think her names are just lovely too. If Beanie is a girl she will be Aisha (have I spelt that right?) which sounds simply perfect to me!

Actually, I am terribly jealous of her great taste in names!!!! - I am sure my dd is too!!!!

Blottedcopybook - They are Liverpudlians but I think, like many Liverpudlians her husband's family actually have Irish origins.... mmmmm.... so I wonder if it would make sense to spell the name Finlay?

[Flibbertyjibbet]

Finlay or Findlay.
Finnleigh??? And you are asking us for reasons why we don't like it? ok,



Does she want a child that will go through its whole life having to say 'no actually its spelled f-i-n-n-l-e-i-g-h' and see everyone raise a knowing eyebrow that his mother was trying to give him an exotic name but just ended up with something chavvy and made up.

[teafortwo]

Fibbertyjibbet - EXACTLY!!!

Well... that is why I am asking you lot how best to spell it!

I once taught a girl called....

Shauvaun (???!!!!???)

We saw there are 31 spellings for Finley - and wondered which were the 'proper' and 'normal' spellings... and which were the daft ones.... iyswim.

[Flibbertyjibbet]

My friend has a step daughter called Meloney.

Thats how I know about these things

[teafortwo]

• Fibbertyjibbet!!!

[seeker]

My friend has a dog called Phydough

[teafortwo]

seeker - are you making that up???

[seeker]

No - they really have. A lovely lurcher.

[RachieB]

seeker lmao !!!

[teafortwo]

bwaaah haaa haaa haaaa - fantastic stuff, seeker!

[seeker]

It gives them huge private pleasure whenever they call his name and confuses the hell out of the vet!

[rowingboat]

Findlay - I live in Scotland and that's how it is spelt here. It looks wrong without the 'd' to me.
I looked the name up and the Irish version seems to be the fionnlach spelling and the Scottish version is with the 'd'.
Don't ask why I am up at this time!