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Dallas Gender Unisex Origin Word/Name Scottish, English Meaning From the Dales, The valley meadows Other names Related names Dalles Dallas is a surname of Scottish and English origin. When of Scottish origin the name is a habitational name, derived from Dallas near Forres. This place-name is likely derived from the British dol "meadow" + gwas "dwelling" (compare Gaelic dail + fas). This name also appears in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. When of English origin the name is a habitational name, derived from the Old English dæl, or Old Norse dalr "valley" + hus "house". An example of such a derivation is Dalehouse in North Yorkshire. The name can also be a topographic name, derived in the same fashion.[1]
Dallas is also used as a given name. The surname, when of Scottish origin, is considered by some to be a sept of Clan Mackintosh.
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People with the surname Dallas
This page or section lists people with the surname Dallas. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link. - Alexander Grant Dallas, son-in-law of Governor James Douglas of the Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, and senior official in that region for the company, and in Manitoba
- Alexander J. Dallas (statesman), father of George Mifflin Dallas and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under president James Madison
- Alexander J. Dallas (U.S. Navy officer), brother of George Mifflin Dallas and U.S. Navy officer during the War of 1812 and Seminole Wars
- E. S. Dallas, a Victorian-era journalist for The Times in London and Paris
- George Mifflin Dallas, 11th Vice President of the United States of America, from 1845 to 1849
- Hugh Dallas, former Scottish football (soccer) referee
- Ian Dallas, Scottish author and former playwright for the BBC, now notable Muslim scholar
- John Dallas (rugby player) (1878-1942), Scottish international rugby union player and referee
- Matt Dallas, American actor
- Sandra Dallas, American author
People with the given name Dallas
This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. - Dallas, a former persona of professional wrestler Lance Hoyt
- Dallas Austin, American songwriter, producer and instrumentalist
- Dallas Braden, professional American Baseball player
- Dallas Campbell, British television presenter
- Dallas Clark, professional American Football player
- Dallas Comegys, former professional basketball player
- Dallas Cook, ska trombonist
- Dallas Drake, pro ice hockey player
- Dallas Frazier, country musician and songwriter
- Dallas Green, former pro baseball player, manager and executive
- Dallas Green (musician), guitarist/singer/pianist of Alexisonfire and City and Colour
- Bryce Dallas Howard, actress
- Dallas Johnson, Australian rugby league player.
- Dallas Long, Olympic champion shotputter
- Dallas Lovato, sister of singer/songwriter Demi Lovato
- Dallas Moir, Scottish cricketer
- Dallas Reynolds, American football player
- Dallas Smith, former pro ice hockey player
- Dallas Smith (singer), singer for the Canadian band Default
- Dallas Soonias, Canadian volleyball player
- Dallas Taylor (drummer), an American session drummer
- Dallas Taylor (vocalist), vocalist for the band Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
Fictional people with the given name Dallas
- Korben Dallas, ex-soldier and unlikely hero cab-driver played by Bruce Willis in the movie The Fifth Element, set in the 23rd century
- Stella Dallas, title character of a 1923 novel and numerous subsequent theatrical, radio, and film versions
- Steve Dallas, a character in the American comic strips of Berke Breathed, most famously "Bloom County"
- Dallas, a character in the 1979 film Alien, played by Tom Skeritt, captain of the starship Nostromo
- Dallas Winston, a character in S.E. Hinton's novel "The Outsiders"
- Eve Dallas, the lead character in J.D. Robb's In Death series of mysteries.
See also
- Dallas (disambiguation), other uses of Dallas on Wikipedia
References
Categories:- Surnames
- Given names
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