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Dawnay

Dawnay proper noun: a surname from Norman French.

Proper noun

Dawnay

  1. A surname from Norman French

Origin of Dawnay

From Norman d'Aunai (de + Aunai, literally “from Alder Grove”), a habitational name for someone from one of many locations in France named for alder groves, including Annay, Aulnay, and Aunay.

Questions about Dawnay

What does Dawnay mean?
Dawnay means a surname from Norman French.
What part of speech is Dawnay?
Dawnay is a proper noun.

Words near Dawnay in the dictionary

  1. dawn raids
  2. dawn redwood
  3. dawn redwoods
  4. dawn upon
  5. Dawna
  6. Dawnay
  7. dawnce
  8. dawncer
  9. dawncers
  10. dawnder
  11. dawndered

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