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Subject: Re: Il désigne un lieu planté d'aulnes.
Author: Obie   (guest, 213.10.185.228)
Date: April 21, 2004 at 10:17:48 AM
Reply to: Re: surnames Delano and Woodward by C. Scilingo
It is definitely French. It comes from Delannoy, meaning 'from the city Lannoy'. A second origin: 'Il désigne un lieu planté d'aulnes', whatever that means :D

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