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Delano

/ˈdɛlənəʊ/

Delano proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Delano (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.

Forms of Delano

pluralDelanos

Origin of Delano

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”).

Words formed from Delano

Questions about Delano

What does Delano mean?
Delano means a surname.
What part of speech is Delano?
Delano is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Delano?
Delano is pronounced /ˈdɛlənəʊ/.

Words near Delano in the dictionary

  1. Delane
  2. Delanes
  3. Delaney
  4. Delannoy number
  5. Delannoy numbers
  6. Delano
  7. Delanos
  8. Delanson
  9. delanterone
  10. Delao
  11. Delaos

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