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 [ 2 syll. dal-las, da-ll-as ] The boy name Dallas is also used, but less commonly, as a girl name. Its pronunciation is DAELahS KEY. 1: Dallas is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Scottish. The name's meaning is meadow dwelling, resting place. The first name is derived from the surname; the surname is itself from a Scottish place name of the elements 'dail' (meadow) and 'fas' (dwelling), or else it could be from an Old English place name. In the USA, the name is popularized by its use as a city name in Texas, which is itself possibly named after the US vice president George M. Dallas (1792-1864). The given name was also first used in tribute to the vice president, during his term of office in the mid-19th century. 2: Dallas's origin is Old English. Here, it means house in the valley. Derived from the elements 'dael' meaning dale, valley ; 'hus' meaning house. It represents the transferred use of the geographic name and the surname as a given name. Dallas is a fairly popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity jumped from the 1960s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1995 with 0.068% of baby boys being given the name Dallas. Its ranking then was #214. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity. In 2008, its usage was 0.046% and its ranking #334, but it was nonetheless the most frequently used among all boy names in its group. Baby names that sound like Dallas include Dalach (Irish), Dalek (Czech), Delsie (English), and Delsy (English). A famous person named Dallas is US President George M. Dallas, born George Mifflin Dallas, July 10, 1792 - December 31, 1864, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. KEY: Pronunciation for Dallas: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
