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Dabney.

A surname from Norman.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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  1. A surname from Norman.

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  2. A placename deriving from the surname: An unincorporated community in Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States.

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  3. A placename deriving from the surname: An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Indiana, United States.

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  4. A placename deriving from the surname: An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States.

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  5. A placename deriving from the surname: An unincorporated community in Vance County, North Carolina, United States.

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  6. A placename deriving from the surname: A ghost town in Uvalde County, Texas, United States.

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  7. A placename deriving from the surname: An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States.

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Where this word comes from

Habitational surname of Norman origin, from de (“of”) and the toponym Aubigny or Aubigné, from Medieval Latin Albiniacus, from the Roman gens, Latin Albinius.

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