Indian Names · Boy
The name Dilip
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- D
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Devanagari scriptदिलीप
- Tamil scriptதிலிப்
Dilip is a boy's name from Sanskrit dilīpa with an uncertain etymology.
About the name Dilip
Dilip is a boy's name from Sanskrit dilīpa, the name of several kings in Sanskrit tradition. Its etymology is uncertain: Monier-Williams suggests dilī plus -pa ('protector'), while Mayrhofer sees a Sanskritized Middle Indo-Aryan name. The meaning cannot be settled.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Di-lip |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with D |
| Devanagari script | दिलीप |
|---|---|
| Tamil script | திலிப் |
Sources
- Wiktionary: दिलीप · en.wiktionary.org · origin
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