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Dilley

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Dilley

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

proper noun Dilleys

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Old English.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States.
  3. countable, uncountable A city in Frio County, Texas, United States.

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"Dilley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dilley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Dilley. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dilley

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"Dilley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dilley.

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@misc{dilley_2026,
  title = {Dilley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dilley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}