# Daley

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdeɪli/ · frequency rank #22,637

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
From Irish Ó Dálaigh.

## Easily confused with
- **day** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-day)
- **dey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-dey)
- **date** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-date)
- **Dave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-dave)
- **dare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-dare)
- **dame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-dame)
- **Dane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-dane)
- **Daly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-daly)
- **duly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-duly)
- **dole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-dole)
- **Davy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-davy)
- **daze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-daze)
- **dates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-dates)
- **delay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-delay)
- **dated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-dated)
- **Danny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-danny)
- **dolly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-dolly)
- **dared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-dared)
- **Dewey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-dewey)
- **Davey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daley-vs-davey)

## Common misspellings (7)
`adley`, `daely`, `daleyy`, `dalley`, `dalye`, `ddaley`, `dlaey`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/daley