# Delano

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɛlənəʊ/ · frequency rank #35,251

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A city in Kern County, California, United States, named in honor of the Secretary of the Interior at the time, Columbus Delano.

## Etymology
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **delay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delano-vs-delay)
- **Dylan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delano-vs-dylan)
- **Dolan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delano-vs-dolan)
- **demand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delano-vs-demand)
- **Delgado** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delano-vs-delgado)
- **dean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dean-vs-delano)
- **deans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deans-vs-delano)
- **Deane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deane-vs-delano)
- **Declan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declan-vs-delano)
- **Delaney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delaney-vs-delano)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddelano`, `dealno`, `delanno`, `delaon`, `dellano`, `delnao`, `dleano`, `edlano`

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