Delaney

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
From the Irish surname O' Dubhshláine meaning "descendant of Dubhshláine", which can be translated as "dark challenger" or "dark one"
Pronunciation
di-LAYN-ee
duh-LAY-nee
Popularity
Delaney is ranked as the 247th most popular name for girls in the United States as of 2020. Its popularity for boys is not in the top 1000 names in the United States.

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Delaney Name meanings & History

From the Irish surname O' Dubhshláine meaning "descendant of Dubhshláine", which can be translated as "dark challenger" or "dark one". From a surname: either the English surname Delaney 1 or the Irish surname Delaney 2. Delaney is used as a given name for babies.

Zodiac Sign of Delaney: Domestic Cancer

Synonyms of Delaney:

D: Dutiful,Domestic,Doting,Demanding,Daddy,Determined

E: Exaggerate,Enlighten,Environment,Enliven,Expressive,Entertain

L: Legal,Luscious,Lover,Liaison,Lazy,Languid,Lovely

A: Argumentative,Action,Angry,Assertive,Aggressive,Ambitious

N: Nitpicking,Neurosis,Neat,Nutrition,Nice,Nagging,Nervous

Y: Yen/money,Yin/Yang,Youth-giving

Delaney is:

  • a Complex name
  • a Modern name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Strange name
  • a Wholesome name
  • a Youthful name

Famous People

Delaney Evans, an American actress; Delaney Bramlett, an American musician; Delaney Davidson, a New Zealand musician.

2.) Delaney (Male)

Usage: Irish

Meanings: (Irish) challenging

Other Forms: Del, Delainie, Delanie, Delany, Dell


3.) DELANEY (Female)

Usage: American

Meanings: Transferred use of the Irish surname derived from the Gaelic O’Dubhshlaine, which is of uncertain meaning. See DELANEY (Male Names). Var: Delainea. Short: Laney, Lanie. (DAH-LANE-EE)


4.) Delaney (Female)

Usage: Irish

Meanings: (Irish) bouncy; enthusiastic

Other Forms: Dalanie, Delaine, Delainey, Delane, DeLayney, Dellie, Dulaney


5.) DELANEY (Male)

Usage: Irish

Meanings: Transferred use of the Irish surname derived from the Gaelic O’Dubhshlaine, which is of uncertain meaning. (DEH-LAY-NEE)


6.) Delaney (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: (Irish) descendant of the challenger. (English) a form of

Other Forms: Dalanee, Dalaney, Dalania, Dalene, Daleney, Daline, Del, Delane, Delanee, Delany, Delayne, Delayney, Deleine, Deleyne, Dellanee, Dellaney, Dellany


7.) DELANEY (Male)

Usage: American

Meanings: Transferred use of the Irish surname, which is from the Gaelic O’Dubhshlaine. The first element of Dubhshlaine is from the Gaelic dubh (black, dark), but the second is uncertain. Some believe it is the name of the river Slaney; others think it is a form of sldn (healthy, whole). Var: Delany. (DAH-LANE-EE)


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