Delano

D2E1L1A1N1O1
/ˈdɛlənəʊ/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginFrench Delannoy ← Old French de ← Latin alnētum →
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Meanings

proper nounDelano (plural Delanos)

plural Delanos

  1. A surname.
  2. A city in Kern County, California, United States, named in honor of the Secretary of the Interior at the time, Columbus Delano.

Origin

  1. Latinalnētum“alderwood”
  2. Old Frenchde“from”
  3. FrenchDelannoy
  4. EnglishDelano

Americanized form of French Delannoy, from Old French de (“from”) + Lannoy (the name of several places in France and Belgium), from l (“the”) + Latin alnētum (“alderwood”), from alnus (“alder”) + -ētum (“place”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 德拉諾 /德拉诺
  • 德拉諾 /德拉诺 (Délānuò)name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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