Dillon

D2I1L1L1O1N1
/ˈdɪlən/

proper noun

A surname from Irish of Irish origin.

OriginBreton Leon ← Norman Léon →
Less commonScrabble 7
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from Irish of Irish origin.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A placename
    1. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
    2. A municipality of Colorado, United States.
    3. A city, the county seat of Beaverhead County, Montana, United States.
    4. A city, the county seat of Dillon County, South Carolina, United States.

Origin

  1. NormanLéon
  2. BretonLeon
  3. EnglishDillon

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Dillon

Dylanarchvillainsillonvillein
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Sounds the same

Dylan

Anagrams

Dollin
Cite this entry
APA

Dillon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dillon

MLA

“Dillon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dillon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dillon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dillon.

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