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delaney

/dɪˈleɪni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
de-laney
IPA
/dɪˈleɪni/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old French.

name

A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

name

A male given name.

name

An unincorporated community in Madison County, Arkansas, United States.

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An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States.

Etymology

From a Norman baronial surname, from a place in France, Old French del aunaie (“from the alder grove”). In Ireland an anglicization of Irish Ó Dubhshláine (descendant of Black (dubh) + Challenge (slán)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪˈleɪni/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Dulaney (alternative)

Rhymes With

rainy cheney allegheny chaney grainy rainey janie bahraini zany khomeini brainy laney

Questions

How do you pronounce delaney?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈleɪni/.
What does delaney mean?
A surname from Old French.
Where does delaney come from?
It is traced to Old French.

How to pronounce delaney

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