Dally

See also: dally

English

Proper noun

Dally (plural Dallys)

  1. A surname​.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Dally is the 21371st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1225 individuals. Dally is most common among White (86.29%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Contraction of "Dalmatian Coast", from where many Croatian emigrants originated. Also spelt "Dallie"

Noun

Dally (plural Dallies)

  1. (colloquial New Zealand English) A New Zealand person of Croatian or other Balkan descent.
    • 2003, Warren Barton, Saluting Selaks: Let's drink to the 'Dallies':
      The New Zealand wine industry and those who consume the wine it produces owe a huge debt of gratitude to the "Dallies" – the Croatians, and others from that part of eastern Europe who came here in the early 1900s and brought with them a passion for growing, making and drinking wine.

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