Gender Masculine
Usage Hinduism
Scripts दिलीप(Sanskrit)

Meaning & History

Means "protector of Delhi" from Sanskrit दिल्ली (see Delhi) combined with (pa) meaning "protecting". According to Hindu scripture this was the name of a king who was an ancestor of Rama 1.

Related Names

RootsDilli + pa
Other Languages & CulturesDilip(Bengali) Dilip(Gujarati) Dileep, Dilip(Hindi) Dileep, Dilip(Kannada) Dileep, Dilip(Malayalam) Dileep, Dilip(Marathi) Dileep, Dilip(Tamil) Dileep, Dilip(Telugu)

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Entry updated October 6, 2024