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Dilley

Dilley proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Dilley (countable and uncountable, plural Dilleys)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States.
  3. A city in Frio County, Texas, United States.

Forms of Dilley

pluralDilleys

Origin of Dilley

Possibly a pet form of an unrecorded Old English personal name *Dylla, found in placenames such as Dillington or Dilton.

Questions about Dilley

What does Dilley mean?
Dilley means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Dilley?
Dilley is a proper noun.

Words near Dilley in the dictionary

  1. dilleniid
  2. dilleniids
  3. diller
  4. Dillers
  5. dilletante
  6. Dilley
  7. Dilleys
  8. dillhole
  9. dillholes
  10. dilli
  11. dilli bag

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