Dahlen (surname)
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This article is about the surname Dahlen. For other uses, see Dahlen.
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Related names | Dahl, Dahlin, Dahlem, Dallen, Dallin, Dahlstrom |
Popularity | Behind the Name |
Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Dahlen |
Dahlen is a Low German surname variation of Dahl originating in medieval Westphalia. The oldest record of the name appears in Austria.[1] Dahlen is also a common Scandinavian surname. The Swedish language spelling replaces the e with é, indicator of an integrated loan word. Dahlen is uncommon as a given name. People with the surname include:
- Bill Dahlen (1870 - 1950), American baseball player
- Ashk Dahlén (born 1972), Swedish researcher in Iranian Studies; translator of Persian literature into Swedish
- Ulf Dahlén (born 1967), Swedish ice hockey player
- Hermann, Freiherr Dahlen von Orlaburg (1828 - 1887), Austrian governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit] References
- ^ Dahlen Family Crest and Name History. houseofnames.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.