Sur name origins ALIGNAY?

Question: Last Name/Sur name origins ALIGNAY!?

Does anyone know or can try to find out where the last name ALIGNAY came from!? Or can you try to tell me what ethnicity that last came from or sounds like!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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There aren't many with this name, but it could possibly be from the Philippines!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Sorry, I can't help with Alignay, Alig is German so Alignay might have a German origin, the only way to be certain is to trace back the lineage of the person with that name!.

Alig : origin & meaning:
German: from a pet form of any of the many Germanic personal names formed with adal ‘noble’!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It could be French because of the "gn" part!. Those two letters together are common in French!. I'm not sure how you pronounce your last name, but if it is French they'd pronounce it Allen-yay!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Whenever I've seen this surname is has always been linked to the Phillipines!. Probably a good place to start!Www@QuestionHome@Com