Delano - Meaning of Delano

What does Delano mean?

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Delano

[ 3 syll. de-la-no, del-ano ] The baby boy name Delano is pronounced Deh-LAA-Now or DEHL-aa-Now †.

1: Delano is of Irish Gaelic origin and it is predominantly used in the English language. The name means 'dark'. The name has sometimes been bestowed upon a child with a dark complexion.

Variations of Delano include Del (English), Delanio, Delann (English), Delayno, and Dellano.

2: Delano's origin is Old French. It is derived from the word 'de la nuit' meaning of the night. The name has sometimes been given to a child born during the night.

In addition, Delano is a variation of Delaney (English).

See also the related categories, dark, english, french, and irish.

Delano is uncommon as a baby boy name. At the modest height of its usage in 1933, 0.031% of baby boys were given the name Delano. It was #302 in rank then. The baby name has dropped out of favor since then, and is today of infrequent use. Within all boy names in its family, Delano was nonetheless the most popular in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Delano include Dellano, Dallmin, Delaeni, Delaenie, Delaeno, Delaeny, Delainee, Delainey, Delaini, Delainie, Delaney, Delani, Delanny, Dulani, Dulany, Delaino, Delainy, Delanio, Daelin, and Daelyn.

† English pronunciation for Delano: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)"