English: perhaps a variant spelling of Scottish Finley.
Possibly a respelling of South German Fähnle, an
occupational name for an ensign bearer, from a diminutive of Middle
High German van(e) ‘flag’, ‘banner’ (from Old High German
fano ‘cloth’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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