"Debney" meaning in English

See Debney in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Debneys [plural]
Etymology: English habitational surname of Norman origins, from any of several places in France called Aubigné or Aubigny. Ultimately from Norman Dieubeneye (“may God bless”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|nrf|-}} Norman, {{bor|en|nrf|Dieubeneye||may God bless}} Norman Dieubeneye (“may God bless”) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Debney (plural Debneys)
  1. A surname from Norman. Wikipedia link: Aubigny, Aubigné

Inflected forms

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