Dilys is a feminine given name of

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origin, which translates into English as genuine, steadfast, valid, true or perfect. The name may refer to:

People

Dilys Breese Dilys Breese (born 2 June 1932, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire; died 22 August 2007) was a natural history television producer for the BBC and an ornithologist with the British Trust for Ornithology, who commemorate her contribution by awarding the ...

(1932–2007), British television producer * Dilys Cadwaladr (1902–1979), Welsh poet *

Dilys Craven Dilys Craven (1919–2008) was an Australian paediatrician. Craven was born in Wales in 1919, and graduated from the Welsh National School of Medicine in 1942. She served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War II. She married David Cr ...

(1919–2008), Australian pediatrician *

Dilys Grace Edmunds Dilys Grace Edmunds (1879–1926), an early twentieth century teacher in India from a Welsh Calvinistic Methodist background, whose fund-raising work supported school building programmes in the Karimanj District of India. Dilys Edmunds wa ...

(1879–1926), Welsh teacher in India *

Dilys Elwyn-Edwards Dilys Elwyn-Edwards (née Roberts; 19 August 1918 – 13 January 2012) was a Welsh-language composer, lecturer and accompanist. Biography Dilys Roberts was born on 19 August 1918 in Dolgellau, Wales. She attended Dr Williams' School for Girl ...

(1918–2012), Welsh musician * Dilys Hamlett (1928–2002), English actress *

Dilys Laing Dilys Bennett Laing (1906 in North Wales – 1960) was an American poet. Education She was educated in England and Canada. She married Alexander Laing, a Dartmouth College graduate, and later professor, in 1936 and became an American citizen. ...

(1906–1960), American poet * Dilys Laye (1934–2009), English actress and screenwriter * Dilys Powell (1901–1995), British journalist and writer * Dilys Price (1932–2020), Welsh educator, parachutist, and model * Dilys Rose (born 1954), Scottish poet and writer *

Dilys Watling Dilys Rhys Watling ('' née'' Jones, 5 May 1942 – 10 August 2021) was an English actress, best known for appearing on British television ('' Coronation Street'', ''The Benny Hill Show'' and ''The Two Ronnies''). Early life and education Wat ...

(1943–2021), English actress *

Dilys Winn Dilys Winn (1939-2016) was an American bookseller who was one of the first to open a bookstore devoted to mystery and detective fiction. Dilys Barbara Winn was born in Dublin on September 8, 1939 and was brought to the United States one year later ...

(1939–2016), American bookseller

Fictional characters

* Professor

Dilys Derwent In J. K. Rowling's '' Harry Potter'' series, magic is depicted as a supernatural force that can be used to override the usual laws of nature. Many fictional magical creatures exist in the series, while ordinary creatures also sometimes exhibi ...

, a witch, healer and ex-headmistress of Hogwarts in the

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

book and film series * Dilys Price, in the animated TV series '' Fireman Sam''

People

Fictional characters

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