Dale.
A surname from Middle English for someone living in a dale.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Middle English for someone living in a dale.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname. A male given name transferred from the surname.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname. A female given name transferred from the surname.
A hamlet in Ainstable parish, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5444).
A village and community in west Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8005).
A village in Fjaler, Vestland, Norway.
A village in Vaksdal, Vestland, Norway.
A village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.
A woreda in Ethiopia.
A community in Port Hope, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A township in McLean County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Spencer County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Boone County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: A township in O'Brien County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Kingman County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A former community in Tobacco Township, Gladwin County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Clay County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Cottonwood County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Atchison County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Custer County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A hamlet in Wyoming County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon.
A number of places in the United States: A borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Beaufort County, South Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
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