Dale

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dale"

English

Alternative forms

• Dayle

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deɪl/
• Rhymes: -eɪl

Proper noun

Dale

1. A surname from Middle English for someone living in a dale.
2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
   1. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   2. A female given name transferred from the surname.
3. A hamlet in Ainstable parish, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5444).
4. A village and community in west Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8005).
5. A village in Fjaler, Vestland, Norway.
6. A village in Vaksdal, Vestland, Norway.
7. A village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.
8. A woreda in Ethiopia.
9. A community in Port Hope, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.
10. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Illinois.
    2. A township in McLean County, Illinois.
    3. A town in Spencer County, Indiana.
    4. An unincorporated community in Boone County, Indiana.
    5. A township in O'Brien County, Iowa.
    6. A township in Kingman County, Kansas.
    7. A former community in Tobacco Township, Gladwin County, Michigan.
    8. A ghost town in Clay County, Minnesota.
    9. A township in Cottonwood County, Minnesota.
    10. A township in Atchison County, Missouri.
    11. A ghost town in Custer County, Nebraska.
    12. A hamlet in Wyoming County, New York.
    13. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
    14. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon.
    15. A borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
    16. An unincorporated community in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
    17. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Beaufort County, South Carolina.
    18. An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas.
    19. An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia.
    20. A town and census-designated place therein, in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

• Dale County

See also

• Stanton by Dale

Further reading

• Dale (given name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dale (surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• ALDE, Adel, Deal, Dela, E.D. La., Lade, Leda, adle, deal, lade, lead

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Dale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeil/ [ˈd̪iɪl̪]

Proper noun

Dale (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜌ᜔ᜎ᜔)

1. a male given name from English [in turn from Middle English]

Etymology 2

Possibly, from Hispanicized form of dali.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdale/ [ˈd̪a.l̪e]
• Hyphenation: Da‧le

Proper noun

Dale (Badlit spelling ᜇᜎᜒ)

1. a surname

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as dale in 1386. Dative plural of dal (“dale, valley”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaː.lə/
• Hyphenation: Da‧le
• Rhymes: -aːlə
• Homophone: dalen

Proper noun

Dale n

1. a hamlet in Aalten, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Dali, dative singular of Dalr, from dalr (“valley”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²daːlə/, /²daːɽə/
• (Valle, Årdal in Bygland, Nissedal) IPA^(key): /²daːli/
• (Sauherad, Onsøy) IPA^(key): /²dæːɽə/

Proper noun

Dale m

1. a common farm or village name found throughout Norway
2. a surname, used by people from the farm or village

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Dale.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdejl/ [ˈd̪eɪ̯l]
• Rhymes: -ejl
• Syllabification: Dale

Proper noun

Dale (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌ᜔ᜎ᜔)

1. a male given name from Middle English

Anagrams

• dela