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dilley

/dˈɪli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
dil-ley
IPA
/dˈɪli/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in Frio County, Texas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dilleys (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce dilley?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɪli/.
What does dilley mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does dilley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce dilley

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