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Delaney
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English
Alternative forms
Irish surname en Dulaney
Etymology
From a en nrf - baronial surname, from a place in France, en fro del fro aunaie from the alder grove. In Ireland an anglicization of en ga Ó Dubhshláine (descendant of Black (dubh) + Challenge (slán)).
Pronunciation
en /dɪˈleɪni/ UK
Proper noun
en Old French.
en female surnames modern.
en male.
en unincorporated community co/Madison County s/Arkansas c/USA.
en unincorporated community co/Wood County s/West Virginia c/USA.
Quotations
en 1945 w:Tennessee Williams The Glass Menagerie Scene V TOM. James D. O'Connor. The D. is for Delaney.AMANDA. Irish on both sides! Gracious! And doesn't drink?
en surnames from Irish unisex given names