Dally
See also: dally
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Proper noun edit
Dally (plural Dallys)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
Contraction of "Dalmatian Coast", from where many Croatian emigrants originated. Also spelt "Dallie"
Noun edit
Dally (plural Dallies)
- (colloquial New Zealand) 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.