Given name & surname

Delph

“quarry”

Delph is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Delph goes back to Old English delf, meaning “quarry.”

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Where it comes from

Delph comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English delf.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old English

Delve

“delf, ditch”

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Old English

Denslow

“valley”

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German

Denning

Denning is a surname from Old English, ultimately from German.

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84% boys · 16% girls

Old English

Dethick

“death”

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Old English

Duncalf

“brownish grey”

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Old English

Dewhurst

“dewy”

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Old English

Dear

“wild animal”

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69% boys · 31% girls

Old English

Dayes

Dayes is a surname from Old English.

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