About Delaney
The surname Delaney is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó Dubhshláine, meaning "descendant of Dubhshláine." The name Dubhshláine is composed of the elements "dubh," meaning "black" or "dark," and "slán," meaning "challenge" or "defiance." Therefore, the surname Delaney can be interpreted to mean "descendant of the dark challenger" or "descendant of the defiant one."
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Here's how to represent Delaney in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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