Meaning & History. Means "of Delos" in Greek. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis, given because she and her twin brother Apollo were born on the island of Delos. The name appeared in several poems of the 16th and 17th centuries, and it has occasionally been used as a given name since that time.
The name Delaiah is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Delaiah is: The poor of the Lord.
The name Delaine is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Delaine is: From the elder tree grove.
Origin of the name Delaney: Transferred use of the Irish surname derived from the Gaelic O'Dubhshláine, which is of uncertain meaning.
The Gaelic meaning for this name is "child of dark defiance" - beware! In English it means "from the alder grove". Delaney is an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic Ó Dubhsláine, Dubh meaning black and Slaine for the River Slaine (Slaney).
Delancey Name Meaning. Probably of French or English origin, a habitational name for someone from Lancey in Isère, France.
The meaning of Delane is "of the alder grove".
From a French surname, originally De la Noye, indicating that the bearer was from a place called La Noue (ultimately Gaulish meaning "wetland, swamp"). It has been used in honour of American president Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), whose middle name came from his mother's maiden name.
The name Delany is a baby boy name. The name Delany comes from the Irish origin. In Irish The meaning of the name Delany is: Variant of Delaney: Competitor's child; from the river Slaney. Similar Names: Delainy ( Irish )
Delavan Name Meaning. Origin unidentified: probably of French origin.
