About Delaney
The name Delaney is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic surname Ó Dubhshláine, meaning "descendant of Dubhshláine." The name Dubhshláine is composed of the elements "dubh," meaning "dark" or "black," and "sláine," meaning "challenge" or "defiance." Therefore, the name Delaney can be interpreted to mean "descendant of the dark challenger" or "one who defies darkness."
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Most individuals with the name Delaney are female.
The popularity of the name has increased by 6.98% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Delaney in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Delaney using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.