Dall as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dall

What is the meaning of the name Dall ?

The baby name Dall is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced DAL /dæl/ or DAHL /dɑːl/.

Dall is Irish, Scottish in Origin.

Dall is a concise surname-turned-given name with roots in Scotland. It comes from the Perthshire place-name Dall, ultimately from Scottish Gaelic dail, meaning “meadow” or “haugh,” and is closely related to Old Norse dalr, “valley,” the source of English Dale and Scandinavian Dahl/Dal. As a forename, Dall carries the calm, pastoral sense of “meadow/valley” and is typically pronounced DAWL.

Documented as a Scottish surname from the late medieval period, Dall traveled to North America and the Nordics through migration; the American naturalist William Healey Dall lends the name historical visibility (cf. the Dall sheep). Use as a first name remains rare and tends to arise from family surnames or as a clipped, brisk alternative to Dallas or Dallin. Variants and cognates include Dal, Dahl, Dale, Dallas, and Dallin; Irish Dallan (from Old Irish dall, “blind”) is sometimes cataloged alongside but is etymologically distinct.