Dallas

Dallas meaning and name origin

Dallas \d(al)-las\ as a girl's name (also used as boy's name Dallas), is pronounced DAL-iss. It is of Scottish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Dallas 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 an American Vice President.

Dallas has 2 variant forms: Dalles and Dallis.

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

View a list of the 2 names that reference Dallas.

Popularity of Dallas

Dallas is a somewhat popular first name for women (#2167 out of 4276) and an even more popular surname or last name for all people (#3285 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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