# Dillon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɪlən/ · frequency rank #15,600

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish of Irish origin.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A placename
4. A placename
5. A placename
6. A placename

## Etymology
From the Irish surname, from Breton Leon and Norman Léon, named after Sir Henry de Leon of the Viscounty of Léon. Related to the surname Lyon. Unrelated to the name Dylan, although the homophony may result in the two being considered variant spellings of the same name.

## Easily confused with
- **Dion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dillon-vs-dion)
- **Dixon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dillon-vs-dixon)
- **dilly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dillon-vs-dilly)
- **dollop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dillon-vs-dollop)
- **Dylan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dillon-vs-dylan)
- **dill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dill-vs-dillon)
- **dildo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dildo-vs-dillon)
- **Dijon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dijon-vs-dillon)
- **Dalton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dalton-vs-dillon)
- **dialog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dialog-vs-dillon)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ddillon`, `dillno`, `dillonn`, `diloln`, `dilon`, `dlilon`, `idllon`

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