The dalen Surname
dalen Name Meaning and History
- Norwegian: from a very widespread farm name meaning ‘the valley’, the singular definite form of dal ‘valley’.
- Swedish (Dalén): ornamental name from dal ‘valley’ + the suffix -én, a derivative of the Latin adjectival suffix -enius ‘relating to’. See also Dahlen.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 14 - Messages: 34
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Obit: Irven Dalen of Iowa (1923-2009) |
 wilsonje19
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| Dalen family from Norway | Egil Dalen | 11 |
| John Pierre Dalen, 1921 |
Linne61
| 0 |
| Josephine Dalen Peterson | Shirl | 0 |
| Kari Dalen |
MichelleErickson89
| 2 |
| Obit: Morris C. Dalen of Iowa (1923-2006) | James Wilson | 0 |
| Dalen SCOTLAND | Barbara K. Tuck | 0 |
| Richard Dalen |
adln13
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nancyjohnson88
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| Dalen Dalin Dahlen family Vastergotland | Pamela Patzer | 0 |
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