Meaning of name Dale

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Meaning

The name Dale has the following meaning:

From the valley.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Pronunciation

The name Dale is pronounced as day-l

Origins

Dale originates from the English language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to Dale and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Dale: Boys - Booker, Brayan, Carlton, Cooper, Darryl, Edgar, Grover, Kyan, Mekhi, Rylan, Tyrell, Girls - Asia, Dayana, Dovie, Elle, Erlene, Evelin, Janessa, Journey, Kassie, Lauretta, Lissie, Lizette, Meadow, Melba, Misty, Princess, Sherlyn, Sommer, Sunshine, Tangela

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Dale: Dael, Daele, Dail, Daile, Daley, Dayl, Dayle

Style

We think the name Dale should fall under the following style category: Classics.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Dale to be: A quiet chap

In one word, you might describe Dale as a(n) "quiet" person.

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Popularity

As a baby boy name, Dale is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 560 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Dale fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 72 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 914 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Dale in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Dale (or its variants) are:

Dale Robertson, born on 14 July, a famous actor . Dale Robertson's background: An American actor who acted in the movie 'The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang'.

Dale Carnegie, born on 24 November, a famous author . Dale Carnegie's background: He was born in this day in Maryville, Missouri. A pioneer of the self-help industry,his book How To Win Friends and Influence People has sold more than 15 million copies since its publication in 1936.

Dale Evans, born on 31 October, a famous singer . Dale Evans's background: A writer, movie star, and singer-songwriter. She was the third wife of singing cowboy Roy Rogers.