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I think Laney is a predictable nn for Elaine and some pronunciations of Helena. Which is unfortunate for Delaney, because instead of being an ordinary ln, it becomes part of the Deshawn fashion - stick a De, or indeed a La, on to any random name, and lo! You've trendied it up.

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There was a truly awful "joke" some years ago featuring a none-too-bright guy whose sister has b/g twins. Nobody can agree on names, so their uncle is sent off to register them. He comes back and announces that the little girl is now Denise. The family are delighted ... until he says that, of course, the boy is Denephew. You'll understand that the memory of this would tend to warp anyone's judgement ... perhaps Delaney is in some way different. But it doesn't seem good to me.