Etymology

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Today it means: A surname from Old French. Full definition →

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  1. Old French · derived fromde“of, from”
  2. English todayDisney

English surname of Norman origin, from Old French de (“of, from”) + Isigny (a place in Calvados). For the placename, see Isigny-sur-Mer. In modern use, it is also derived from the name of Walt Disney, whose surname has the aforementioned origin.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchde all →

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