Dallin as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dallin

What is the meaning of the name Dallin ?

The baby name Dallin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdælɪn/ (DAL-in).

Dallin is English in Origin.

Dallin is a modern given name drawn primarily from English and Scandinavian surnames related to the word dal, “valley,” with a locative suffix -in (cf. Swedish Dalin, “from the valley”). It is also sometimes associated with the Irish Gaelic Dallán, meaning “little blind one,” borne by the 6th‑century poet-saint Dallán Forgaill. As a result, interpretations range from “valley dweller” to the Irish epithet, though the “valley” sense predominates in contemporary usage.

As a forename, Dallin appears in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, influenced by sculptor Cyrus E. Dallin; it later gained particular familiarity within Latter-day Saint communities, boosted by apostle Dallin H. Oaks, and saw regional popularity in the Mountain West from the 1980s onward. Variants and related forms include Dalin, Dallen, Dallan, and Dalen; the Irish Dallán is cognate. The surname spelling Dalin or Dahlín (Swedish) underlies some bearers.