Dale - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Dale \d(a)-

, also used as girl's name Dale, is pronounced dayl. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "valley". Place name. Originally a surname meaning "one who lives in the valley". Roy Roger's consort Dale Evans; success guru Dale Carnegie.

Dale has 8 variant forms: Dael, Daile, Dalen, Daley, Dallan, Dalle, Dallin and Dayle.

Baby names that sound like Dale are Daly and Dal.

Dale is a very common first name for men (#109 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#957 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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