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English |
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From the alder grove |
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Gaelic |
Meaning: |
Child of dark defiance |
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Pronunciation: |
(deh LAYN ee) [Guide] |
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English speaking countries |
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Delaney is a surname derived alternately from an Old English word for "alder grove," or the Irish surname Ó Dubhshláine, "Dubhshláine" being a combination of the Gaelic words "dark" and "defiance." |
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