"Daley" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈdeɪli/ Forms: Daleys [plural], Daly [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɪli Etymology: From Irish Ó Dálaigh. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Dálaigh}} Irish Ó Dálaigh Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Daley (plural Daleys)
  1. A surname from Irish. Derived forms: Daleys Point
    Sense id: en-Daley-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈdeɪli/ Forms: Daleys [plural], Daly [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɪli Etymology: From a clipping of (Roch)dale + -y. From dale. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Rochdale|(Roch)dale|nocap=1}} clipping of (Roch)dale, {{af|en|-y|id1=associated}} -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} Daley (plural Daleys)
  1. (soccer) A supporter of Rochdale Association Football Club
    Sense id: en-Daley-en-noun-hnpOESMw Categories (other): Football (soccer), English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (associated), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (associated): 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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