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♀ Delaney (girl)
What does Delaney mean?
Delaney 
▲ as a girls' name (also used less regularly as boys' name Delaney) is pronounced da-LAY-nee. It is of Old French origin, and the meaning of Delaney is "from the alder grove". From "del aunaie". Also possibly (Irish, Gaelic) "offspring of the challenger" or "angel from heaven".
Variations
VARIANTS Delaina, Delaine, Delainey, Delainy, Delane, Delanie, Delany, Delayna, Delayne, Delena, Delene
SEE ALSO Trelane
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Delaney Braylee (D.B.), ..
How popular is Delaney?
Delaney is a rare given name for females but a very popular last name for all people (#1027 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Delaney entered the list in 1990 and reached its peak position of #169 in the U.S. in the year 2004, and is presently at #248. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Delanie (#1411 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Delaine and Delena are the popular varying forms of Delaney (#248). These relations of Delaney were popular as baby names 14 years ago (ADOPTION OF 0.12%) and are somewhat less conventional today (ADOPTION 0.09%, ▼27.2%). Delaney is the most chic girl name in this compilation.
Similar Names
Delaney▲ is alike in pronunciation to Dalanna, Delana, Delina and Dylana. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Dalene, Daline, Daney, Deane, Deeane, Dejanee, Delancey, Delancy, Delaree, Deline, Dellene, Delline, Delmy, Delyn, Delyne, Deney, Devaney, Devany, Dylan▲, Dylane, Malaney, Melainey, Melanee, Melaney, Melanney (see Melanie), Melany and Trelaney (see Trelane). These names tend to be more frequently used than Delaney.
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