50%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism Scripts दिलीप(Sanskrit) Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Means "protector of Delhi" from Sanskrit दिल्ली (see Delhi) combined with प (pa) meaning "protecting". This is the name of several kings in Hindu texts. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesDilip(Bengali) Dilip(Gujarati) Dileep, Dilip(Hindi) Dileep, Dilip(Kannada) Dileep, Dilip(Malayalam) Dileep, Dilip(Marathi) Dileep, Dilip(Tamil) Dileep, Dilip(Telugu) Categories defence, Hinduism, kings