Dalen

English

Etymology

From Norwegian Dalen.

Proper noun

Dalen (plural Dalens)

1. A surname from Norwegian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dalen is the 34149^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 665 individuals. Dalen is most common among White (93.68%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dalen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 404.

Anagrams

• Alden, Eland, Nadel, Nelda, eland, laden, lande, laned, lean'd, naled

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in dalon in the 12th century. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch dal (“dale, valley”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Daolen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaː.lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Da‧len
• Rhymes: -aːlən
• Homophone: dalen

Proper noun

Dalen n

1. A village and former municipality of Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Dalenaar
• Daler
• Dalerend
• Dalerpeel
• Dalerveen

References

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

German Low German

Noun

Dalen

1. plural of Daal