Delano.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A city in Kern County, California, United States, named in honor of the Secretary of the Interior at the time, Columbus Delano.
Where this word comes from
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”).
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