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Dahle, Dahlen, Dahlin, Dahlinger, Dahlem, Dallen, Dallin, Dahlstrom, Dale |
Dahl or Dahle is a surname of Germanic origin. Dahl, which means valley in the North Germanic languages (tal in German, dale in northern British 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. 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...). The oldest record of the name appears in Austria. People with the surname include:
Arlene Dahl, American film actress
Arne Dahl, pen name of Swedish crime writer Jan Arnald
Ingolf Dahl, German-born American composer of Swedish ancestry
Johann Christian Dahl, Norwegian artist
John Dahl, American filmmaker
Kjell Ola Dahl, Norwegian writer writing as K. O. Dahl
Laura Dahl, American fashion designer
Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Norwegian-American fashion and portrait photographer
Michael Dahl, Swedish painter
Oleg Dahl, Russian actor
Roald Dahl (1916–1990), British novelist
Sophie Dahl (born 1977), British model and writer; granddaughter of Roald Dahl
Stephan Dahl, British writer and a lecturer
Steve Dahl, American radio personality
Tessa Dahl, British writer; daughter of Roald Dahl
Viking Dahl, Swedish composer
Education and academia
Christopher Dahl (administrator), American college president from New York
Darren Dahl, Canadian business economist
Robert A. Dahl (1915–2014), American political scientist
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
Donald Dahl, American politician
Kristian Thulesen Dahl, head of the largest party of the incumbent ruling bloc of Denmark
Niels Lauritz Dahl (1925–2014), Norwegian diplomat
Jákup Dahl (1878–1944), Faroese provost and Bible translator
Laila Riksaasen Dahl (bprn 1947), Norwegian Lutheran bishop
K. G. William Dahl, Swedish-American Lutheran pastor, author and social advocate
Anders Dahl, Swedish botanist
Friedrich Dahl, German zoologist
Knut Dahl (1871–1951), Norwegian ichthyologist
Lawrence F. Dahl (born 1929), professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
Nikolai Dahl, Russian physician and Sergei Rachmaninov's psychologist
Ole-Johan Dahl, Norwegian computer scientist
Albin Dahl, Swedish soccer player
Alexander Dahl, German balloonist and author
Harvey Dahl, American National Football League player-St. Louis Rams
Jay Dahl, American baseball pitcher
Jon Dahl Tomasson, Danish football (soccer) player
David Dahl (baseball), American baseball outfielder
Jayson Dahl, Business owner
Robert Dahl, Kanebridge worker
Vladimir Dahl, Russian lexicographer
Arts and music
Gro Dahle (born 1962), Norwegian poet and writer
Kurt Dahle (contemporary), Canadian rock drummer
Ryan Dahle (born 1970), Canadian rock musician
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
Mona Dahle (born 1970), Norwegian Olympic handball player
Johann Dahle (1749-1847), Hessian soldier and pioneering Virginian
Øystein Dahle (born 1938), Norwegian businessman and organizational leader
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