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Dillon

/ˈdɪlən/

Dillon proper noun: a surname from Irish of Irish origin.

Proper noun

Dillon

  1. A surname from Irish of Irish origin.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  4. A municipality of Colorado, United States.
  5. A city, the county seat of Beaverhead County, Montana, United States.
  6. A city, the county seat of Dillon County, South Carolina, United States.

Origin of Dillon

From the Irish surname, from Breton Leon and Norman Léon, named after Sir Henry de Leon of the Viscounty of Léon. Related to the surname Lyon. Unrelated to the name Dylan, although the homophony may result in the two being considered variant spellings of the same name.

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Phrases with Dillon

Words that rhyme with Dillon

Questions about Dillon

What does Dillon mean?
Dillon means a surname from Irish of Irish origin.
What part of speech is Dillon?
Dillon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dillon?
Dillon is pronounced /ˈdɪlən/.

Words near Dillon in the dictionary

  1. Dillistone
  2. dillkött
  3. Dillman
  4. Dillmans
  5. dillo
  6. Dillon
  7. Dillon Beach
  8. Dillon County
  9. dillos
  10. Dilloughery
  11. Dillougherys

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Dillon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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