Dallas

Dallas \dal-las, da-ll-as\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Dallas can also be used, but less commonly, as a girl name name variations. Its pronunciation is DAELLihS ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Dallas: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Dallas?

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Dallas is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Scottish. The name's meaning is meadow dwelling, resting place. The first name is derived from the surname; the surname is itself from a Scottish place name of the elements 'dail' (meadow) and 'fas' (dwelling), or else it could be from an Old English place name. In the USA, the name is popularized by its use as a city name in Texas, which is itself possibly named after the US vice president George M. Dallas (1792-1864). The given name was also first used in tribute to the vice president, during his term of office in the mid-19th century. Dal meaning of name, baby name Dall, name Dalles, what does the name Dallis mean, nicknames for Dallos, name Dallus meaning, Dallys name variations, and what does the name Dalys mean are variants of Dallas.

Dallas's origin is Old English. Here, it means house in the valley. Derived from the elements 'dael' meaning dale, valley ; 'hus' meaning house. It represents the transferred use of the geographic name and the surname as a given name. Dallas is a fairly popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity jumped from the 1960s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1995 with 0.068% of baby boys being given the name Dallas. Its ranking then was #214. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.049% and its ranking #318, was nonetheless the most frequently used among all boy names in its group.

A famous person named Dallas is US President George M. Dallas, born George Mifflin Dallas, July 10, 1792 - December 31, 1864, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Dallas:

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The baby name Dallas fun facts:

The name Dallas in reverse order is "Sallad".

The numerological value of the name Dallas is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.

How popular is Dallas?

Dallas is in the top names in USA.