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Delaney is a girl's name definatly. It is OK my mom had a friend named delaney...

It's better left as a surname, but it doesn't sound horrible as a girl's name, as I know a grown woman named Delaina so that's what it makes me think of.

It could possibly be used on a boy, esp. with the nns Del or Lane, but for some reason, I see it more on a girl. Maybe b/c I knew a Delaina in college, so the Delaney variation is firmly entrenched as feminine in my mind.

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edited b/c I skipped a word

This message was edited 7/26/2006, 12:28 PM

I've only heard it as a girls name or last name. It could easiy be one of those names that 50-100 years ago was all male such as Ashley and Mallory but is now female.

girls, but could work on boys as well

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I'm not into surnames as first names, but I think it works better as a girls' name (mainly because the only Delaney I know of is a girl, Leslie's daughter here on BtN). I think it's OK but I'm not a huge fan.

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it works for both, im not fond of it.

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It's a girls' name imo. It's not too bad, just not a favorite of mine, although I think the NN Laney is very cute. My preference, though, would have to be the similar name Laine, for a girl, on its own.

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I don't mind it for any of those things, actually!

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It would make sense for a surname, since it sounds like a place name to me.

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It would make sense for a boy's name because most surnames are used for boy's names and not girl's.

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And finally, I like it for a girl's name because it could be shortened to the nickname "Laney", which I happen to find really cute. :)

Last name, please

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I personally don't like it, but that's just personal taste. I have nothing against it being a first name though. I've only seen this name on girls. I did read a book with a male main character named Delaney, but that's about it when it comes to being a boy name. I think it sounds more like a girl's name.

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Girls mostly but it is quite cute.

I see it as a girl's name because I've only heard of girls named Delaney. I like the nn Laney. Delaney is the only surnamey name that I like as a fn. I personally wouldn't use it, though.

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the only Delaney's i know are both Girls.

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Delaney Rochelle & Michelle Dulaney (cousins and best friends), Michelle is my neice.

I see it as a girl's name, but I think that's partly due to the fact that the first time I heard it was as the daughter of one of our posters. It's definitely one of the better surname turned FNs, I think. It could be NN Laney, too, for a more feminine feel.

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