Dale (name)
Dale is a male and female first name and a family name .
Occurrence and meaning
The first name Dale occurs mainly in the English- speaking world, although it also appears as a female first name in the USA. In Lithuania, the female first name is Dalė .
Dale comes from the Old English dæl meaning " valley ".
Name bearer
Male first name
- Dale Alford (1916–2000), American politician
- Dale Baxter (born 1961), Canadian football player
- Dale Bumpers (1925-2016), American politician
- Dale Carnegie (1888–1955), American communications trainer and author
- Dale Crover (* 1967), American rock musician
- Dale DeGroff (born 1948), American bartender, author and consultant
- Dale Dye (born 1944), American entrepreneur, actor and author
- Dale Earnhardt (1951-2001), American racing driver
- Dale Earnhardt junior (* 1974), American racing driver
- Dale Gardner (1948-2014), American astronaut
- Dale Hennesy (1926–1981), American art director and production designer
- Dale Hunter (* 1960), Canadian ice hockey player
- Dale Jarrett (* 1956), American racing car driver
- Dale Jennings (* 1992), English soccer player
- Dale Jones (musician) (1902-1970), American jazz musician
- Dale E. Kildee (born 1929), American politician
- Dale Mortensen (1939-2014), American economist
- Dale Parker (* 1992), former Australian cyclist
- Dale Peck (* 1967), American writer and literary critic
- Dale Pierre Selby (1953–1987), American murderer
- Dale Purinton (* 1976), American ice hockey player and coach
- Dale Robertson (1923-2013), American actor
- Dale Russell (born 1937), Canadian paleontologist
- Dale Tallon (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player and official
- Dale Van Every (1896–1976), American writer and screenwriter
- Dale Wasserman (1914-2008), American writer
- Dale Watson (* 1962), American country singer
- Dale Wilson (* 19 **), Canadian actor and voice actor
Female first name
- Dale Evans (1912-2001), American actress and singer
- Dale Dickey (born 1961), American actress
- Dale McCormick (* 1947), American entrepreneur and politician
family name
- Alan Dale (born 1947), New Zealand actor
- Alan Dale (critic) (1861–1928), British theater critic and writer
- Amy Marjorie Dale (1901–1967), British Graecist
- Andrew Murray Dale († 1919), British ethnologist
- Annie Dale Biddle Andrews (1885–1940), American mathematician and university professor
- Anton van Dale (1638–1708), Dutch Mennonite preacher, doctor and author of religious texts
- Benjamin Dale (1885–1943), English organist and composer
- Bill Dale (1917-2010), Canadian athlete
- Billy Dale (soccer player, 1905) ( William Dale ; 1905–1987), English soccer player
- Billy Dale (football player, 1925) ( Frederick William Dale ; * 1925), English football player
- Carlotta Dale (1915–1988), American swing singer
- Carroll Dale (born 1937), American football player
- Chalmers Dale (1925-2011), American television producer
- Charles M. Dale (1893–1978), American politician
- Christine Dale (* 1954), Australian sprinter
- Cynthia Dale (born 1961), Canadian actress
- Dick Dale (1937-2019), American singer
- Dickie Dale (1927–1961), British motorcycle racer
- Dominic Dale (born 1971), Welsh snooker player and commentator
- Edgar Dale (1900–1985), American teacher and university professor
- Esther Dale (1885–1961), American actress and singer
- Eyolf Dale (* 1985), Norwegian jazz musician
- George N. Dale (1834–1903), American politician, lawyer, and diplomat
- Grover Dale (born 1935), American actor, dancer and choreographer
- Harry H. Dale (1868–1935), American politician
- Henry Hallett Dale (1875–1968), British biochemist
- Ian Anthony Dale (born 1978), American actor
- J. Miles Dale , film and television producer
- James Dale (actor, 1887) ( James Littlewood Dale ; 1887–1985), British actor
- James Dale (Technician) , American Technician
- James Badge Dale (born 1978), American actor
- James Charles Dale (1792–1872), English entomologist
- Jennifer Dale (born 1956), Canadian actress and dancer
- Jeremy Dale (racing driver) (born 1962), Canadian automobile racing driver, entrepreneur and presenter
- Jeremy Dale (comic book writer) (1979-2014), American comic book writer
- Jim Dale (born 1935), British actor and comedian
- Joachim von Dale (1651–1726), German politician, councilor in Lübeck
- Joe Dale (1921-2000), English football player
- Joey Dale (* 1993), Dutch EDM DJ and music producer
- Johannes Dale (* 1997), Norwegian biathlete
- Jon Georg Dale , Norwegian Minister of Transport
- Larry Dale (1923-2010), American guitarist and singer
- Laurence Dale (born 1957), British singer and conductor
- Lilia Dale (1919– ??), Italian actress
- Linnea Dale (* 1991), Norwegian singer
- Louis Dale (* 1988), American basketball player
- Olav Dale (1958–2014), Norwegian jazz saxophonist
- Porter H. Dale (1867–1933), American politician
- Richard Dale (1756–1826), American naval officer
- Samuel Dale (1659–1739), English physician and botanist
- Thomas Dale (Governor) († 1619), British naval officer and colonial governor
- Thomas Dale (botanist) (1700–1750), British medic and botanist
- Thomas Ernest Abell Dale (* 1961), Canadian art historian
- Thomas Henry Dale (1846–1912), American politician
- Thomas Pelham Dale (1821-1892), English clergyman
Web links
- dale on en.wiktionary.org (engl.)