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.
From Sanskritदिल्ली (Dilli), possibly from देहली (dehali) meaning "threshold", or possibly from the name of a 1st-century BC king. This is the name of a large city in northern India, which includes the district of New Delhi, the Indian capital.
