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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • 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.

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