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Dilly

English diminutive of Delia, Greek, or Dilys, Welsh

"born on the island of Delos; genuine, steadfast, true; "

Sophie Kihm

Updated Wed Feb 04 2026

Dilly Origin and Meaning

Variation of Dillian

Famous People Named Dilly
The name Dilly in Pop Culture

Famous People Named Dilly

Dilaver "Dilly" Duka
American male soccer player
Alfred Dillwyn "Dilly" Knox
English male cryptographer

The name Dilly in Pop Culture

Delia "Dilly" Dedalus
younger sister of Stephen Dedalus, mentioned in James Joyce's "Ulysses"
Dilly Bar
Dairy Queen ice cream product
"Lavender's blue
dilly, dilly," lyrics in an English folk song
"Dilly
" song by Band of Horses
Dilly
dally, term meaning to waste time
"Baby Dilly
" nickname for Jill (Duggar) Dillard's first son in utero

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