Dawnay

English

Etymology

From Norman d'Aunai (de +‎ Aunai, literally “from Alder Grove”), a habitational name for someone from one of many locations in France named for alder groves, including Annay, Aulnay, and Aunay.[1]

Proper noun

Dawnay

  1. A surname from Norman French

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick (2016) The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, s.v. Dawnay
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