The dahling Surname
dahling Name Meaning and History
- Norwegian: from a farm name Daling, composed of the elements dal ‘valley’ + eng ‘meadow’.
- Possibly also Swedish: ornamental form of dal ‘valley’ with the suffix -ing.
- German (Dähling): topographic name for someone who lived in a valley (see Dahl), or habitational name for someone from a place named with this word.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 14 - Messages: 35
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Dahling Lineage | James T. Dahling Jr. | 2 |
| DAHLING> IOWA to MINNESOTA |
 DonnaWalters524
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| Welcome to the Dahling Surname Board |
LDahling8337
| 13 |
| Daehling/Voss | Joleen Voss | 1 |
| Carl, John, Fred Dahling-Minnesota |
LDahling8337
| 2 |
| John Dahling who moved from Mecklenburg in 1840 |
Meglizand
| 1 |
| Greetings from Sweden... | Anders Dahling | 0 |
| Anna Dahling 1845 Hamburg, Germany |
plato45
| 0 |
| I would like to know more about who we are | Richard Dollahan | 0 |
| Mary Dahling (b.1848 Germany) m. Wm. Whitchurch |
patwelch63
| 0 |
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