Finnie is a surname of Scottish origin which means "sincere."
Notable people with the surname include:
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Dave Finnie, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
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Ethel Finnie
Ethel V. Finnie (January 7, 1898 – May 1, 1981) was an American classic female blues singer. Her most notable recording is "You're Gonna Wake Up Some Morning, but Your Papa Will Be Gone". Information about her life outside music is sketchy.
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(1898–1981), American classic female blues singer
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John Finnie
John Bradford Finnie (born 31 December 1956) is a Scottish Greens politician. He was the Green Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Highlands and Islands region from 2016 up until 2021, having previously sat as a Scottish National P ...
, Scottish politician
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Linda Finnie
Linda Finnie (born 9 May 1952) is a Scottish mezzo-soprano. She made her debut in 1976 with Scottish Opera, and has since made appearances all over Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right ...
, (born 1952), a Scottish mezzo-soprano
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Roger Finnie, (born 1945), an American football offensive tackle
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Ross Finnie
James Ross Finnie (born 11 February 1947) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP). He is a former Minister for the Environment and Rural Development in the Scottish Executive, and Memb ...
, (born 1947), Scottish politician
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William Finnie (mayor), 18th-century mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia
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William Finnie (MP)
William Finnie (6 November 1827 in Kilmarnock – 3 December 1899 in St Leonards-on-Sea) was a Scottish lawyer and Liberal Party politician.
Life
The third son of James Finnie, a merchant in London, Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro, and Mary Ann Brown ...
, (1828–1899), Scottish liberal politician and member of parliament
See also
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Feeney Feeney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Adam Feeney, Australian tennis player
* Adam King Feeney, Canadian record producer and disc jockey known professionally as Frank Dukes
* Angela Feeney, Northern Irish singer
* Anne Fe ...
, a surname
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Finney
Finney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Albert Finney (1936–2019), English actor
* Alex Finney (1902–1982), English association footballer
* Ben Finney (1933–2017), American anthropologist, co-founder of the Polynesia ...
, a surname
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Phinney, a surname
References
Surnames of Scottish origin
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