# Dilley

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #87,215

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dilley