Finney
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Habitational surname from several minor places in Cheshire, from either Old English finig (“heap”) or finn (“coarse grass”) + ġehæġ (“an enclosed piece of land”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪni
Proper noun
Finney (countable and uncountable, plural Finneys)
- A surname from Old English.
- An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, United States.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Finney is the 2139th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16939 individuals. Finney is most common among White (70.41%) and Black/African American (23.3%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Finney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 576.
Anagrams
Icelandic
Etymology
From Finni (“a Finn”) + -ey (suffix found in some female given names).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɪnːɛi̯/
Proper noun
Finney f (proper noun, genitive singular Finneyjar)
- a female given name
Declension
| indefinite singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Finney |
| accusative | Finneyju |
| dative | Finneyju |
| genitive | Finneyjar |