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'''Finlay''' is a [[given name]] and a [[ |
'''Finlay''' is a masculine [[given name]], and also a [[surname]]. The given name is represented in [[Scottish Gaelic]] as '''Fionnlagh'''. |
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==People== |
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First name Finlay: |
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*[[Finlay Calder]], former [[Scotland]] rugby player |
*[[Finlay Calder]], former [[Scotland]] rugby player |
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*[[Finlay Macdonald]], several people |
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**[[Finlay Macdonald (moderator)]], Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland |
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**[[Finlay MacDonald (musician)]], Scottish keyboardist |
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**[[Finlay MacDonald (politician)]] (born 1866), Canadian Member of Parliament for Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia |
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**[[Finlay MacDonald (senator)]] (1923-2002), Canadian senator |
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Last name Finlay: |
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*[[Carlos Finlay]], Cuban doctor who first identified mosquitos as a disease carrier |
*[[Carlos Finlay]], Cuban doctor who first identified mosquitos as a disease carrier |
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*[[Charles Coleman Finlay]], an American science fiction and fantasy author |
*[[Charles Coleman Finlay]], an American science fiction and fantasy author |
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*[[Dr. Finlay]], a fictional character created by author A. J. Cronin |
*[[Dr. Finlay]], a fictional character created by author A. J. Cronin |
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*[[Erwin Findlay-Freundlich]], German astronomer and businessman |
*[[Erwin Findlay-Freundlich]], German astronomer and businessman |
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* Several individuals named [[Finlay Macdonald]] |
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*[[Fergus Finlay]] |
*[[Fergus Finlay]] |
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*[[Frank Finlay]], British stage, film and television actor |
*[[Frank Finlay]], British stage, film and television actor |
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Revision as of 10:28, 4 February 2010
Finlay is a masculine given name, and also a surname. The given name is represented in Scottish Gaelic as Fionnlagh.
People
- Given name
- Finlay Calder, former Scotland rugby player
- Finlay Macdonald, several people
- Finlay Macdonald (moderator), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
- Finlay MacDonald (musician), Scottish keyboardist
- Finlay MacDonald (politician) (born 1866), Canadian Member of Parliament for Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia
- Finlay MacDonald (senator) (1923-2002), Canadian senator
- Surname
- Carlos Finlay, Cuban doctor who first identified mosquitos as a disease carrier
- Charles Coleman Finlay, an American science fiction and fantasy author
- Dave Finlay, Northern Irish professional wrestler, currently in World Wrestling Entertainment
- David Finlay, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Donald Finlay, (1909 – 1970) was an Olympian British athlete who competed mainly in the 110 metre hurdles, and RAF pilot.
- Dr. Finlay, a fictional character created by author A. J. Cronin
- Erwin Findlay-Freundlich, German astronomer and businessman
- Fergus Finlay
- Frank Finlay, British stage, film and television actor
- Harold John Finlay a New Zealand paleontologist and conchologist
- George Finlay, Scottish-English historian
- Ian Hamilton Finlay, Scottish poet and writer
- Jaco Finlay, Canadian settler in what is now the U.S. state of Oregon
- Katrina Finlay, fictional character of the British TV series Monarch of the Glen
- Mary Lou Finlay, Canadian journalist
- Peter Warren Finlay, the birthname of D.B.C. Pierre, Australian writer
- Robert Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay
- Virgil Finlay, science fiction illustrator
- William Henry Finlay, South African astronomer