Finlay
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Finlay is a masculine given name
, and also a surname
. The given name is represented in Scottish Gaelic as Fionnlagh.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
, and also a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
. The given name is represented in Scottish Gaelic as Fionnlagh.
Given name
- Findláech of MorayFindláech of MorayFindláech of Moray was the King or Mormaer of Moray, ruling from some point before 1014 until his death in 1020....
Finlay McRory, Mormaer (Lord) of Moray, MacBeth's father - Finlay MickelFinlay MickelFinlay Mickel is a former Scottish skier. He was educated at Stewart's Melville College in his younger years.Mickel first appeared in the World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada in November 2000...
, Scottish skier - Finlay CurrieFinlay CurrieFinlay Jefferson Currie was a Scottish actor of stage, screen and television.Currie was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1878. His acting career began on the stage. He and his wife Maude Courtney did a song and dance act in the US in the 1890s. He made his first film in 1931...
, Scottish actor (1878-1968) - Finlay CalderFinlay CalderFinlay Calder is a Scottish former rugby union player.Born in Haddington, East Lothian and educated at Stewart's Melville College, Calder played at open side flanker and won 34 caps representing Scotland from 1986-91. He captained the British Lions tour to Australia in 1989...
, former ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
rugby player - Finlay Freundlich (1885-1864), Astronomer
- Finlay CrispFinlay CrispLeslie Finlay "Fin" Crisp was an Australian academic and political scientist."Fin" Crisp was born in Sandringham, Victoria. Educated at Black Rock State School, Caulfield Grammar School and St Peter's College, Adelaide, where he graduated in 1934, Crisp earned a Bachelor of Arts in political...
(1917-1984), Australian academic and political scientist - Finlay Dow-Smith "Starsmith" Music Producer
- Finlay SpeedieFinlay SpeedieFinlay Ballantyne Speedie was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers and Newcastle United in the 1900s. He was a versatile forward who was most at home at inside left....
(18 August 1880 – 5 February 1953) was a Scottish footballer who played for Rangers and Newcastle United in the 1900s - Finlay Welsh, Actor
- Finlay Colini Fionnlagh MacCailein (died 1419) was a medieval Scottish Bishop
- Finlay Robertson, Actor
- Finlay William Jackson (1901-1941), Cricketer and Rugby Union player
- Finlay CrerarFinlay CrerarAir Commodore Finlay Crerar CBE RAF, was a senior Royal Air Force officer during the Second World War who served as the fourth Commandant of the Royal Observer Corps and led the ROC through the final two years of the war and the difficult period of the V-1 flying bomb raids on Southern...
, Royal Air Force Officer - Finlay Mor, (1487-1547), The first recognised Farquharson of Invercauld
- Finlay McNaughton Young (1852-1916), Canadian Senator
- Finlay MacdonaldFinlay MacdonaldFinlay Macdonald may refer to:*Finlay Macdonald , Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland*Finlay MacDonald , Scottish keyboardist...
, several people- Finlay Macdonald (moderator)Finlay Macdonald (moderator)Finlay A. J. Macdonald is a retired minister of the Church of Scotland. He was Principal Clerk to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1996 until 2010...
, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland - Finlay MacDonald (musician)Finlay MacDonald (musician)Finlay MacDonald is a keyboardist, singer-songwriter, and former member of Scottish alternative rock bands Teenage Fanclub and BMX Bandits.He has been employed as a music industry lecturer at Reid Kerr College in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He is currently lead singer and guitarist for Lenzie...
, Scottish keyboardist - Finlay MacDonald (politician)Finlay MacDonald (politician)Finlay MacDonald was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia and became a barrister....
(born 1866), Canadian Member of Parliament for Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia - Finlay MacDonald (senator)Finlay MacDonald (senator)Finlay MacDonald, OC was a Canadian Senator.Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, he attended Saint Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie University. He served with the Canadian Army during World War II. After the war, he joined CJCH and later became president. In 1956, he was elected president of the...
(1923-2002), Canadian senator
- Finlay Macdonald (moderator)
Surname
- Carlos FinlayCarlos FinlayCarlos Juan Finlay was a Cuban physician and scientist recognized as a pioneer in yellow fever research.- Early life and education :...
, Cuban doctor who first identified mosquitoes as a disease carrier - Chase FinlayChase FinlayChase Finlay is a soloist with the New York City Ballet. While still a member of the corps de ballet, he has soloed in the George Balanchine's Apollo. .-External Links:* * , Gia Kourlas, June 2, 2011...
, New York City Ballet dancer - Charles Coleman FinlayCharles Coleman FinlayCharles Coleman Finlay is an American science fiction and fantasy author.He grew up in Marysville, Ohio and attended Ohio State University. He also attended the University of Oxford. His first story, Footnotes, was published in 2001 in Fantasy and Science Fiction where many of his stories have...
, an American science fiction and fantasy author - Dave FinlayDave FinlayDavid John "Fit" Finlay Jr. is a Northern Irish professional wrestler and road agent. He is perhaps best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling and WWE as an active wrestler and later as a road agent...
, Northern Irish former professional wrestler - David FinlayDavid FinlayDavid Finlay VC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross - Donald FinlayDonald FinlayGroup Captain Donald "Don" Osborne Finlay, DFC, AFC was a British athlete and Royal Air Force officer. He was born in Christchurch, Hampshire and died in Great Missenden.-Athletics career:...
, (1909 – 1970) was an Olympian British athlete who competed mainly in the 110 metre hurdles, and RAF pilot. - Dr. FinlayDr. FinlayDr. Finlay is a fictional character, the hero of a series of stories by Scottish author A. J. Cronin.-History:The stories were used as the basis for the long-running BBC television programme, Dr. Finlay's Casebook, screened from 1962 to 1971, and radio series . Based on Cronin's novella entitled...
, a fictional character created by author A. J. Cronin - Erwin Findlay-Freundlich, German astronomer and businessman
- Fergus FinlayFergus FinlayFergus Finlay was for some years the chef de cabinet of the Irish Labour Party, and is the chief executive of the charity Barnardo's in Ireland. He is also a weekly columnist with the Irish Examiner and the author of a number of books....
- Frank FinlayFrank FinlayFrancis Finlay, CBE is an English stage, film and television actor.-Personal life:Finlay was born in Farnworth, Lancashire, the son of Margaret and Josiah Finlay, a butcher. A devout Catholic, he belongs to the British Catholic Stage Guild. He was educated at St...
, British stage, film and television actor - Harold John FinlayHarold John FinlayHarold John Finlay was a New Zealand palaeontologist and conchologist. He was born in Comilla, India , on 22 March 1901....
a New Zealand paleontologist and conchologist - George FinlayGeorge FinlayGeorge Finlay was a Scottish historian. He was the brother of Kirkman Finlay.Finlay was born at Faversham, Kent, where his Scottish father, Captain John Finlay FRS, an officer in the Royal Engineers, was inspector of government powder mills. His father died in 1802, and his Scottish mother and...
, Scottish-English historian - Ian Hamilton FinlayIan Hamilton FinlayIan Hamilton Finlay, CBE, was a Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener.-Biography:Finlay was born in Nassau, Bahamas of Scottish parents. He was educated in Scotland at Dollar Academy. At the age of 13, with the outbreak of World War II, he was evacuated to family in the countryside...
, Scottish poet and writer - Jaco FinlayJaco FinlayJacques Raphaël Finlay , commonly known as Jaco or Jacco , was an early Canadian fur trader, scout, and explorer associated with the North West Company...
, Canadian settler in what is now the U.S. state of Oregon - Katrina FinlayKatrina FinlayKatrina Finlay is a fictional character in the TV series Monarch of the Glen. Glenbogle Headteacher Katrina is played by Irish actress Lorraine Pilkington....
, fictional character of the British TV series Monarch of the Glen - Martyn FinlayMartyn FinlayAllan Martyn Finlay was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, a lawyer and Q.C.- Member of Parliament :He represented the North Shore electorate from 1946 to 1949, when he was defeated...
, New Zealand politician and lawyer - Mary Lou FinlayMary Lou FinlayMary Lou Finlay is a Canadian radio and television journalist, best known for hosting various programs on CBC Radio and CBC Television.Finlay graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1967 with a BA in English and French literature...
, Canadian journalist - Peter Warren Finlay, the birthname of D.B.C. Pierre, Australian writer
- Robert Finlay, 1st Viscount FinlayRobert Finlay, 1st Viscount FinlayRobert Bannatyne Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay GCMG, PC, QC,MD was a British lawyer, doctor and politician who became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.-Background and education:...
- Virgil FinlayVirgil FinlayVirgil Finlay was an American pulp fantasy, science fiction and horror illustrator. While he worked in a range of media, from gouache to oils, Finlay specialized in, and became famous for, detailed pen-and-ink drawings accomplished with abundant stippling, cross-hatching, and scratchboard techniques...
, science fiction illustrator - William Henry FinlayWilliam Henry FinlayWilliam Henry Finlay was a South African astronomer. He was First Assistant at the Cape Observatory from 1873 to 1898. He discovered the periodic comet 15P/Finlay...
, South African astronomer