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Dalmat - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Dalmat
 
 



The boy name Dalmat [ syll. dal-mat, da-lm-at ] is pronounced DaeLMaeT KEY. Dalmat has its origins in the Albanian language and it is also used largely in Albanian. Derived from the element delme with the meaning 'sheep'. Dalmatius (Latin) is an old form of the name. The given name is from a medieval Illyrian tribe called the Dalmations, which gave the region Dalmatia, a region on the Croatian eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, its name.

Dalmat is seldom used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Dalmat: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"


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