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Dillon

proper nounattested in dialogue

  • //ˈdɪlən//

A surname from Irish of Irish origin.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A surname from Irish of Irish origin.

  2. 2

    A male given name transferred from the surname.

  3. 3

    A placename A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

  4. 4

    A placename A municipality of Colorado, United States.

  5. 5

    A placename A city, the county seat of Beaverhead County, Montana, United States.

  6. 6

    A placename A city, the county seat of Dillon County, South Carolina, United States.

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.

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