Origin of the name Dallas:
Borrowed from the name of a Texas city named for U.S. Vice President G.M. Dallas (1792-1864). The surname, of Scottish origin meaning “belonging to Dallas, from Dallas,” is derived from the Gaelic elements dail (a field) and eas (a waterfall): hence, “the waterfall field.” Var: Dalas.
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Bryce Dallas Howard, actress and daughter of actor-director Ron Howard
Alexander J. Dallas, 6th United States Secretary of the Treasury
George Mifflin Dallas, son of Alexander J. Dallas, 11th Vice President, Senator and Attorney General of Pennsylvania- Dallas in song, story & screen: | Edit
Dallas "Dally" Winston, "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton
Dallas, Captain of Nostromo in "Alien"
Dallas Howard, character in "Alien Versus Predator: Requiem"
Dallas McVie, character in "Four Christmases"
Korben Dallas, character in "The Fifth Element"
Larry Dallas, character on the sitcom "Three's Company"
Steve Dallas, character in the comic strip, "Berke Breathed"
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Global Popularity of the Name Dallas
- #176 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #290 in Canada (Alberta)
- #334 in United States
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