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Dawnay
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English
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Etymology
From en nrf d'Aunai (nrf de Aunai from Alder Grove 1), a habitational name for someone from one of many locations in France named for alder groves, including Annay, Aulnay, and Aunay.Hanks Patrick The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland 2016 Oxford University Press s.v. Dawnay 9780199677764
Proper noun
en Norman French
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