Dallin is a
medieval surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
of
Low German
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Westphalia origin, a variation of
Dahl. The suffix ''-lin'' denotes the namebearer's locale or occupation. Unlike some of the other Dahl variants, Dallin is uncommon to Scandinavian countries.
Dallin is also uncommon as a
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
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People with the surname include:
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Sara Dallin
Sara Elizabeth Dallin (born 17 December 1961) is an English singer and a founding member of the pop group Bananarama. The group has achieved 28 UK top 50 and 11 US top 100 singles, including a US number one with "Venus" (1986). Other hits includ ...
(born 1961), English singer and songwriter from the pop group Bananarama
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Alexander Dallin
Alexander Davidovich Dallin (21 May 1924 – 22 July 2000) was an American historian, political scientist, and international relations scholar at Columbia University, where he was the Adlai Stevenson Professor of International Relations and the d ...
(1924–2000), American professor at Columbia and Stanford universities (son of David Dallin)
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David Dallin
David J. Dallin (born David Yulevich Levin, russian: Давид Юльевич Далин; 24 May 1889 – February 21, 1962
) was a Belarusian-American one-time Menshevik leader and later a writer and lecturer on Soviet affairs, who helped Victo ...
(1889–1962), American expert on Soviet affairs (father of Alexander Dallin, husband of Lilia Estrin Dallin)
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Lilia Estrin Dallin Lilia Estrin Dallin (1898–1981) (aka Lola Estrin, Paulsen, Lilya Ginzberg) was a prominent member of Trotsky's Paris organization in the 1930s, the wife of the Menshevik David Dallin, and has been suspected of being an NKVD asset because of h ...
(1898–1981) (a.k.a. Lola Estrin, Paulsen, Lilya Ginzberg), Russian Trotskyist (second wife of David Dallin)
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Cyrus Edwin Dallin (1861–1944), American sculptor and Olympic archer
People with the given name include:
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Dallin Applebaum
Dallin Applebaum is an American songwriter, pianist, vocalist and music producer based in New York City, best known for her work with Rachel Platten, Ryan Star, Emmanuel & the Fear and Skyes.
Her song "I'm That Girl", released under the name Al ...
, American songwriter, pianist, vocalist and music producer
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Dallin H. Oaks
Dallin Harris Oaks (born August 12, 1932) is an American religious leader and former jurist and academic who since 2018 has been the first counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was ...
(born 1932), Member of the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Dallin Leavitt
Dallin Leavitt (born August 8, 1994) is an American football strong safety who is a free agent. He played college football at BYU and Utah State.
Early life and high school
Leavitt grew up in Portland, Oregon and initially attended Westview H ...
(born 1994), American football player
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Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (born 17 August 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er or for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL and New Zealand at international level.
He previously played for the Penrith Pant ...
(born 1995), Rugby League player
References
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