Dallas (name)
Dallas is a surname of Scottish and English origin, as well as a given name. When of Scottish origin the name is a habitational name, derived from Dallas near Forres. This place-name is likely derived from the British dol "meadow" + gwas "dwelling" (compare Gaelic dail + fas). This name also appears in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. When of English origin the name is a habitational name, derived from the Old English dæl, or Old Norse dalr "valley" + hus "house". An example of such a derivation is Dalehouse in North Yorkshire. The name can also be a topographic name, derived in the same fashion.[1]
Surname
The surname, when of Scottish origin, is considered by some to be a sept of Clan Mackintosh.
- Alexander Grant Dallas (1816-1882), Canadian fur trader and official
- Alexander J. Dallas (statesman) (1759-1817), U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President James Madison; father of George Mifflin Dallas
- Alexander J. Dallas (United States Navy officer) (1791-1844), U.S. Navy officer; brother of George M. Dallas
- Darcy Dallas (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player
- Eneas Sweetland Dallas (1828–1879), Scottish journalist
- George M. Dallas (1792-1864), 11th Vice President of the United States of America (1845-1849)
- Hugh Dallas (born 1957), former Scottish football (soccer) referee
- Ian Dallas (Abdalqadir as-Sufi) (born 1930), Scottish author and Muslim convert
- John Dallas (rugby player) (1878–1942), Scottish rugby union player and referee
- Josh Dallas (born 1978), American actor
- Karl Dallas (born 1931), British writer, musician, and activist
- Matt Dallas (born 1982), American actor
- Robert Dallas (1756–1824), British judge
- Sandra Dallas, American author
- Stuart Dallas (born 1991), Northern Ireland footballer
Given name
- Dallas, a former persona of professional wrestler Lance Hoyt
- Dallas Austin, American songwriter, producer and instrumentalist
- Dallas Braden, professional American baseball player
- Dallas Campbell, British television presenter
- Dallas Clark, professional American football player
- Dallas Comegys, former professional basketball player
- Dallas Cook, ska trombonist
- Dallas Duhé, a teen Louisiana based artist, accredited with several art awards including Distinguished Southern Artist of the Year (2013)
- Dallas Drake, pro ice hockey player
- Dallas Frazier, country musician and songwriter
- Dallas Green, pro baseball player, manager and executive
- Dallas Green, guitarist, singer and pianist of Alexisonfire and City and Colour
- Bryce Dallas Howard, actress
- Dallas Johnson, Australian rugby league player
- Dallas Keuchel, American baseball player
- Dallas Long, Olympic champion shotputter
- Dallas Lovato, sister of singer and songwriter Demi Lovato
- Dallas McKennon, American actor
- Dallas Moir, Scottish cricketer
- Dallas Reynolds, American football player
- Dallas Seavey, Iditarod musher
- Dallas Smith, former pro ice hockey player
- Dallas Smith, singer for the Canadian band Default
- Dallas Soonias, Canadian volleyball player
- Dallas Taylor, an American session drummer
- Dallas Taylor, vocalist for the band Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
- Dallas Wiens, the first United States recipient of a full face transplant
- Dallas Willard, an American Christian philosopher
Fictional characters named Dallas
- Korben Dallas, ex-soldier and unlikely hero cab-driver played by Bruce Willis in the movie The Fifth Element, set in the 23rd century
- Stella Dallas, title character of a 1923 novel and numerous subsequent theatrical, radio, and film versions
- Steve Dallas, a character in the American comic strips of Berke Breathed, most famously "Bloom County"
- Dallas, a character in the 1979 film Alien, captain of the starship Nostromo, played by Tom Skeritt
- Dallas Winston, a character in S.E. Hinton's novel The Outsiders
- Dallas Dog, a character voiced by David Rintoul in the British TV series Peppa Pig most known as Granddad Dog
- Eve Dallas, the lead character in J.D. Robb's In Death series of mysteries
- Mike Dallas, fictional character in Degrassi
- Dallas, a minor character in the 2001 science fiction horror film, Jason X, played by Todd Farmer
- Dallas, recurring character in Austin & Ally
- Dallas Genoard, a character from the light novels and anime series Baccano!
- Dallas, a skilled criminal and one of the four playable characters in Payday: The Heist
- Dallas, a prostitute with a heart of gold, played by Claire Trevor in the 1939 film Stagecoach
See also
- Dallas (disambiguation), other uses of Dallas on Wikipedia
References
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