Dahl (surname)

Dahl or Dahle is a surname of Germanic origin. Dahl, which means valley in the North Germanic languages (tal in German, dale in northern England English), is common in Germany, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Faroe Islands. The origin of the German forms Dahl and Dahle may have been in medieval Westphalia. In Germany about 11 places are called Dahl. In the Netherlands, a suburb of the city of Nijmegen (which in turn is named after an old estate in the area[1]) is called "Heyerdaal" (also spelled as "Heijerdaal"), in which "daal" also means "valley". Other examples are "Bloemendaal," "Rozendaal," and "Roosendaal." There are several variations as it was common to add a suffix to Dahl in order to denote the name bearer's original locale or occupation. You also find several variations of -dahl used with prefixes (Heyerdahl, Heimendahl...).[2] The oldest record of the name appears in Austria.[3] People with the surname include:

Dahl
Other names
Variant form(s)Dahle, Dahlen, Dahlin, Dahlinger, Dahlem, Dallen, Dallin, Dahlstrom, Dale

Dahl

Arts and media

Education and academia

Military

  • Arne Dagfin Dahl (1894-1990), Norwegian general and commander of the Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany
  • Larry G. Dahl (1949–1971), US Army veteran and Medal of Honor recipient

Politics

Religion

Science

Sports

  • Albin Dahl (1900-1980), Swedish soccer player
  • Alexander Dahl (1892-1978) German balloonist and author
  • Craig Dahl (born 1985), American ice hockey coach- St. Cloud State University
  • David Dahl (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball outfielder
  • Harvey Dahl (born 1981), American National Football League player-St. Louis Rams
  • Ida-Marie Dahl (born 1998), Danish handball player
  • Ingrid Dahl (born 1964), Norwegian chess master
  • Jay Dahl (1945-1965), American baseball pitcher
  • Jon Dahl Tomasson (born 1976), Danish football (soccer) player
  • Julian "Julio" Vincent Dahl, Football Quarterback, Recording Artist aka "Clout God IX", Certified Baller
  • Viljo Petersson-Dahl (born 1982), Swedish wheelchair curler

Dahle

Arts and music

Politics

  • Herman Dahle (1855–1920), American politician from Wisconsin; U.S. congressman
  • Kevin Dahle (born 1960), American politician from Minnesota; state legislator
  • Torstein Dahle (born 1947), Norwegian politician and economist

Sports

  • Mona Dahle (born 1970), Norwegian Olympic handball player

Other

  • Johann Dahle (1749-1847), Hessian soldier and pioneering Virginian
  • Øystein Dahle (born 1938), Norwegian businessman and organizational leader

See also

References

  1. https://www.noviomagus.nl/Rx.php?Url=Ansichtkaarten/Heyendaal/HeyendaalCat.html
  2. Axel Gröblinghoff: Großhau - Von altem Eisen und Wäldern bis zum Horizont, Germany 1995
  3. "Dahl Family Crest and Name History". houseofnames.com. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
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