Dallas

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Synonyms

USA

Silicon Prairie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdæləs/

Etymology

Cognate with Welsh: dôl

In summary

# The Texas city was named after George M. Dallas, vice president to Polk; family name is evolved from dalhous (13th c.), meaning "dweller at the house in the dale," from dale + house.
# The Scottish place-name is from Pictish, equivalent to Welsh dôl (“meadow, haugh”) + gwas (“abode”).