# Daly

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdeɪli/ · frequency rank #16,000

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A language family in Australia
3. A placename
4. A placename
5. A placename

## Etymology
(surname): Anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Dálaigh, from dálach (“frequenting meetings”). Compare dáil.

## Easily confused with
- **DL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-dl)
- **dy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-dy)
- **day** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-day)
- **dry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-dry)
- **dan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-dan)
- **del** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-del)
- **dam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-dam)
- **DIY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-diy)
- **das** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-das)
- **dat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-dat)
- **DLC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-dlc)
- **dar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-dar)
- **DAW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-daw)
- **Dax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-dax)
- **dey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-dey)
- **dao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-dao)
- **dol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-dol)
- **DSL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-dsl)
- **dap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-dap)
- **days** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daly-vs-days)

## Common misspellings (5)
`adly`, `dalyy`, `dayl`, `ddaly`, `dlay`

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