Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delano

/ˈdɛlənəʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
de-lano
IPA
/ˈdɛlənəʊ/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

A city in Kern County, California, United States, named in honor of the Secretary of the Interior at the time, Columbus Delano.

Etymology

Americanized form of French Delannoy, from Old French de (“from”) + Lannoy (the name of several places in France and Belgium), from l (“the”) + Latin alnētum (“alderwood”), from alnus (“alder”) + -ētum (“place”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Delannoy, de, alnētum

Inflected Forms

Delanos (plural)

Derived Forms

FDR

Rhymes With

nano soprano milano kano luciano mano chicano serrano solano americano napolitano soriano

Questions

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

How to pronounce delano

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “delano”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈdɛlənəʊ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “delano”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “delano” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.