Dallas - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Dallas \d(al)-las\ is pronounced DAL-iss. It is of Scottish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "from the dales, the valley meadows". Place name of a village in Scotland, used as a given name since the 19th century. The source is unrelated to Dallas, Texas, which was named for a US Vice President.

Dallas has 2 variant forms: Dalles and Dallis.

Baby names that sound like Dallas are Dellis, Dyllis and Dillys.

Dallas is a common female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Dallas. Click here to compare Dallas with related baby names.