Dilys: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Dilys – Meaning: genuine, true, or steadfast – Origin: Welsh – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: DIL-iss


Dilys is a Welsh girl's name meaning “genuine, true, or steadfast”. It appears in our list of 200+ Fairycore Girl Names Straight Out of an Enchanted Forest.

Meaning & Origin of Dilys

Meaning: Genuine, true, or steadfast.

Origin: Welsh.

How to Pronounce Dilys

Phonetic: DIL-iss   IPA: /ˈdɪlɪs/

Popularity of Dilys

Dilys doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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