Dilly

English diminutive of Delia, Greek, or Dilys, Welsh

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

Dilly Origin and Meaning

The name Dilly is a girl's name of English origin meaning "born on the island of Delos; genuine, steadfast, true; ".

Somewhat light and silly on its own.

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