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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Scottish
Pronounced Pron. dee-EL  [key]
Other Forms FormsDalzell, Dalyell

Meaning & History

Means "person from Dalyell", in the Clyde valley (probably "white field"). The name is standardly pronounced "dee-el". A fictional bearer is Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel, one half of the detective team of 'Dalziel and Pascoe' in the novels (1970-2009) of Reginald Hill.
Added 11/13/2013 by babycrookston