The dolen Surname
dolen Name Meaning and History
- Irish: variant spelling of Dolan.
- Perhaps a reduced form of Slovenian Dolenc or Dolenec (see Dolence).
- German: from a short form of a personal name composed with Germanic theud ‘people’, ‘race’.
- Perhaps an Americanized spelling of Norwegian Døhlen, Dæhlen, habitational names from a number of farmsteads named from Old Norse dalvin (from dalr ‘valley’ + vin ‘meadow’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Edward - Myrtle "Bird" Dolen Oklahoma 1930 |
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| Mrs. E. A. Dolen in New Mexico 1920 |
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| searching for family tree | Tiffani Sprouse | 6 |
| Timothy Dolen | Marilyn King | 7 |
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