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Updated January 22, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish and Portuguese : nickname for a thin person, from Spanish, Portuguese delgado ‘slender’ (Latin delicatus ‘dainty’, ‘exquisite’, a derivative of deliciae ‘delight’, ‘joy’).

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