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Divilly

Divilly proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Divilly (plural Divillys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Divilly

pluralDivillys
alternative formDiveley
alternative formDively

Origin of Divilly

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhghiolla (“descendant of Dubhghiolla”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and giolla (“lad, boy”).

Questions about Divilly

What does Divilly mean?
Divilly means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Divilly?
Divilly is a proper noun.

Words near Divilly in the dictionary

  1. divify
  2. Divihet
  3. divil
  4. Divilacan
  5. divill
  6. Divilly
  7. Divillys
  8. divinable
  9. Divinagracia
  10. divination
  11. divinations

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