Dabney

D2A1B3N1E1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Norman.

OriginMedieval Latin Albiniacus ← Latin Albinius →
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Meanings

proper nounDabney (countable and uncountable, plural Dabneys)

plural Dabneys

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Norman.
  2. A placename deriving from the surname:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Ripley County, Indiana, United States.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Vance County, North Carolina, United States.
    5. countableuncountableA ghost town in Uvalde County, Texas, United States.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States.

Origin

  1. LatinAlbinius
  2. Medieval LatinAlbiniacus
  3. EnglishDabney

Habitational surname of Norman origin, from de (“of”) and the toponym Aubigny or Aubigné, from Medieval Latin Albiniacus, from the Roman gens, Latin Albinius.

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APA

Dabney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dabney

MLA

“Dabney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dabney. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dabney,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dabney.

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