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Dahl name meaning

First Name
147
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
22k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Dahl mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Dahl

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Scandinavian
59%
American
29%
English
6%
Native American
6%

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  1. Small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant
    Synonyms: cajan pea and pigeon pea
  2. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics
    Synonyms: cajan pea, cajanus cajan, catjang pea, dhal, pigeon pea, pigeon-pea plant, and red gram
Wiktionary

From Hindi दाल (dāl) or a cognate thereof.

  1. Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.
  2. A dish made from lentils, cooked with spices, tomatoes and onions etc.
  3. A tropical herb with yellow flowers; the pigeon pea.
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Notable Persons With the Last Name Dahl

Notable Persons With the Last Name Dahl

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was a children's, adults' literature, horror, mystery, fantasy, and terror writer. He was most active from 1942 to 1990. Roald was born on September 13th, 1916 in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales. He breathed his last breath on November 23rd, 1990.

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Arlene Dahl

Arlene Dahl is an actress, businesswoman, and columnist. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1947 to present. Arlene was given the name Arlene Carol Dahl on August 11th, 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

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Tessa Dahl

Tessa Dahl is a novelist and journalist. Tessa was given the name Chantal Sophia Dahl by her parents Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal on April 11th, 1957.

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Robert A. Dahl

Robert A. Dahl was a scientist. Robert was born on December 17th, 1915 in Inwood, Iowa. He passed away on February 5th, 2014.

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Lucy Dahl

Lucy was given the name Lucy Neal Dahl on August 4th, 1965 in England, UK.

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Ophelia Dahl

Ophelia Dahl is a social justice, health care advocate, health care, and health careadvocate. Ophelia was given the name Ophelia Magdalena Dahl by her parents Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal on May 12th, 1964 in Oxford.

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  • John Dahl
    Film Director
  • Johan Christian Dahl
    Artist
  • Kristian Thulesen Dahl
    Leader of the Danish People's Party
  • Michael Dahl
    Artist
  • Craig Dahl
  • Hans Dahl
    Artist
  • Diesel Dahl
    Musician
  • Larry Gilbert Dahl
  • Harvey Dahl
  • Arne Dagfin Dahl
    Military Person
  • Carsten Dahl
    Musician
  • Jákup Dahl
  • Kjell Ola Dahl
  • Carl Dahl

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Dahl U.S.
█  White 94.45% 64.26%
█  African American 0.51% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.75% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.66% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 1.58% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.04% 16.26%

Of Last Name Dahl

People with the last name Dahl are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Dahl

  • How Popular is the name Dahl? Dahl is the 31,971st most popular name of all time. As a last name Dahl was the 1,669th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Dahl have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 147 babies born with the first name Dahl in the United States. That's more than enough people named Dahl to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Dahl? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1922 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Dahl first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Dahl is Thursday, November 2nd, 1865.
  • What year had the most people named Dahl born? The highest recorded use of the first name Dahl was in 1940 with a total of 15 babies.
  • Weird things about the name Dahl: The name spelled backwards is Lhad. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Hlda. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Dahl? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 21,598 people with the last name Dahl.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Dahl? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 7 of them will have Dahl as their last name.
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