Finkley

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Finkley

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From Old English finċ (“finch”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to finch + -ley (“lea”). Doublet of Finchley.

proper noun Finkleys

countable, uncountable A hamlet in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU387234).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{finkley_2026,
  title = {Finkley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/finkley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}