Coombs EnglishFrom Old English
cumb meaning
"valley", the name of several places in England.
Daalmans DutchOriginally indicated a person who lived in a valley, from Dutch
dal meaning "dale, valley" and
man meaning "man".
Dahl Norwegian, Swedish, DanishFrom Old Norse
dalr meaning
"valley". A famous of this surname was author Roald Dahl (1916-1990) who is mostly remembered for children's stories such as
Matilda and
Henry Sugar.
Dahlberg SwedishOrnamental name derived from Swedish
dal (Old Norse
dalr) meaning "dale, valley" and
berg meaning "mountain".
Dahlman SwedishFrom Swedish
dal (Old Norse
dalr) meaning "dale, valley" and
man (Old Norse
maðr) meaning "person, man".
Dale EnglishFrom Old English
dæl meaning
"valley", originally indicating a person who lived there.
Dalgaard DanishFrom Old Norse
dalr meaning "valley" and
garðr meaning "yard, farmstead".
Dalton EnglishDerived from a place name meaning "valley town" in Old English. A notable bearer of the surname was the English chemist and physicist John Dalton (1766-1844).
Denman EnglishFrom Middle English
dene "valley" combined with
man.
Fairclough EnglishFrom a place name meaning
"fair ravine, fair cliff" in Old English.
Gill EnglishOriginally indicated someone who lived near a ravine, from Middle English
gil (of Old Norse origin).
Glenn Scottish, EnglishFrom place names derived from Gaelic
gleann "valley". A famous bearer was the American astronaut John Glenn (1921-2016).
Glynn Welsh, CornishTopographic name for someone who lived in a valley, from Welsh
glyn and Cornish
glin, or a habitational name from a place named with this word.
Hayden 1 EnglishFrom place names meaning either
"hay valley" or
"hay hill", derived from Old English
heg "hay" and
denu "valley" or
dun "hill".
Hope EnglishDerived from Middle English
hop meaning
"small valley".
Slade EnglishDerived from Old English
slæd meaning
"valley".
Stendahl SwedishOrnamental name derived from Swedish
sten (Old Norse
steinn) meaning "stone" and
dal (Old Norse
dalr) meaning "valley".
Vale PortugueseMeans
"valley" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin
vallis.
Van Dalen DutchMeans
"from the valley", from Old Dutch
dal meaning "valley".