Dale

原It has been crossed with stern before to make Sterndale.

原This is my name, spelled Dayle. I am female born in 1977. I always hated it and can't figure out why someone would give this name to their baby girl. I guess it wouldn't be so bad as a middle name, but I hate it for a first. To this day I still get weird looks when I have to tell someone my name and have anxiety about meeting new people because of this. If I ever relocate I plan to use my middle name, but it would be weird to just change it as I have been living here all my life. Don't name your little girl Dayle. Believe me, she will never grow to like it.

原I am female and my name is Dale Ann. I was born in 1953 and my mom loved Dale Evans. Never was a fan of my name, as other females named Dale, all through my childhood, as in adulthood, before knowing me everyone assumed I was a male. Even when I introduce myself the person will usually repeat back and say Gale. So annoying. Even if I spell my name, they still say Gale. What?! After that I just let the person call me whatever. Why is it so hard to accept that a female can be named DALE. I get mail addressed to Mr., even with using my middle name (Ann). I guess it's easier for some people to think I am a male named Dale Ann than to think I am female with the name Dale. When my husband talks about me to someone that doesn't know me, he gets an uncomfortable look from the person not sure of how to react, thinking my husband is married to a male. I wished I had thought of changing it when I was young but what does it matter at this point- I'm 63. Oh well.

原The name Dale was given to 177 boys born in the US in 2015.

原My name is Dale. In a dictionary Dale means valley, which makes me feel like I am a bit of nothing. But to me Dale means a talented, competitive, caring, generous, smart, a little rebellious, and someone who can turn out great in the future. I might have been named after Dale Earnhart, but I know I don't want to be a Nascar racer. I'm only 14, so I get to decide what my future will be.

原Dale is a fictional character in Robert Kirkman's comic series "The Walking Dead".

原Dale is the name of Skeeter's little brother on the cartoon Doug.

原Dale is not a name that I'm crazy about. Dale Ann is my name. I've had this name for 60 years. I live with it. When I think of my beautiful mother and how much she loved me and named me Dale without any second thoughts except I was her baby girl named Dale. With that thought in mind I can't help, in some abstract way to love the name Dale. But I really love the name Amy.

原My first name is Dale and my middle name is Lois and I'm female. From grade school through high school when my name was first called during roll call, it was assumed I was a male. Even my name Lois was sometimes mispronounced as Lewis rather than Lois. To this very day, when I get a call from the doctor's office, the receptionist will ask for Mr. Rather than Mrs. And I constantly have to correct or remind any person who calls me and has never met me, that I'm female. I was born in 1955 and I assume my mom named me after Dale Evans... Roy Rogers' wife.

原One of the most unattractive names of all time, I can't see this name on a little kid or even a young adult, only on an old grandfather or a fat 40 year old redneck. Plus, it reminds me too much of Dale from King of The Hill, who is a character I really hate.

原Outdated and kind of plain, but for some reason I like it.

原I don't like this name, it sounds too old fashioned for a boy and sounds like a name for a redneck or a black person. Sounds too 'hillbillyish' for me.

原I don't know if this name would suit a girl very well, but maybe its just because I haven't one yet! It sounds masculine to me. It's a nice name though.

原The name Dale was given to 162 baby boys born in the US in 2012.

原I personally love this name. This is my name and I have no problem with it, and I'm female. The only thing that ever annoys me is people tend to pronounce it wrong. But I don't have to worry about another being in any classes I have! This name is masculine so a lot more boys are named it, or if someone talks about me to someone else they often assume I'm a boy. I can see how some women can get irritated, even more so if they're feminine.

原This is also my middle name. It was given to me in honor of a childhood friend of my dad's who was killed by a drunk driver while playing in his neighborhood. He was very young, and it always left an impression on my dad, so he wanted to name his first child Dale. I almost ruined that by being a girl, so it became my middle name. It is actually the only part of my whole name that I like. Nobody can pronounce my last name correctly, and my first name was shared by half of my school growing up, and so I feel I've lost possession of it.I, too, found amusement by asking people to guess my middle name. Diane, Debra, Dorothy, etc. Too much fun.This is the only part of my name I am keeping (in the process of legally changing my name), and I'm contemplating using it as my surname.

原This is my middle name. My mother spelt it Dayle because she was into that Kr8iVe spelling nonsense before it was popular. My grandfather's first name was Dale thus how I got it. But honestly, I've had no trouble with it, probably because it's a middle name rather than a first... It's pretty fun to have people who don't know it try to guess. Ironically, Danielle is the first thing out of people's mouths.

原MY NAME!Hate it. Honestly do. I can't find anything good about it, really.

原While Dale isn't the worst name to saddle a child with, it seems too lightweight for a first name. I don't know anyone named Dale, but quite a few whose middle name is Dale; born in the late 40's through the early 60's. Frances Octavia Smith was Dale Evans real name, and I can't imagine a cowgirl named Frances Octavia!

原The only Dale I've ever met was a friendly middle-aged woman with a southern accent. I can easily imagine this name on either gender, but I can't imagine it on anyone below forty.

原Dale Harding is a character in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kesey. He is an effeminate, well-educated man.

原This is a character (and my favorite) from King of the Hill.

原This, to me and most people I know, is a very masculine name. I'm not fond of it because it makes me think of a con artist or a flaky car salesman.

原This is my name, and as much as I attempt to like it, I simply cannot manage it. I find it comedic, short, and a little too blunt. Many people I meet state that this is strictly a boys name, which also irritates me (as I am clearly a female). Why my parents decided to name me this, I cannot say. Please, do not call your little girl this, she will live to regret it.

原Dale Arden, Flash's love interest in the "Flash Gordon" comic strips, television shows, and movies.

原Dale Earnhardt Jr is a very popular NASCAR race car driver. He used to drive the number 8 Budweiser Chevrolet at DEI but then left to join Hendrick Motorsports and now drives the number 88 car.

原This name sounds strictly masculine to me. It might work on a tomboyish girl, but not really on a woman, even if she's masculine. Manly-sounding names just don't sound all that edgy on a woman who is getting gray hair and wrinkles, so I'd pick something people are culturally accustomed to hearing on a female.

原Reminds me of a racist hillbilly.

原A famous bearer is fictional character Dale is from the TV show "Chip´n´Dale: Rescue Rangers".

原My Grandfather, Uncle (Jr.), and cousin (III) are all named Dale. To be honest, I don't really care for the name. The sound of it is short and it feels incomplete to me. Plus I don't really care for the sound of it. It's not a terrible name though.

原This is my husband's name, he was born in 1983 and fellow users are right, it wasn't common. People now still have to ask me to repeat his name because they think they have heard wrong. Not Daniel, or Steve, or Phil. Is different. I think it's lovely for a girl as well, although I would feel weird calling a girl Dale after yelling Dale at my husband for all these years, haha.

原Dale was the name of the heroine and companion (and possibly love-interest) in the Flash Gordon Serials popular in the 1930's and 1940's.

原Could be a modernised form of the Old English name 'Daegel' - the meaning of which is uncertain.

原This is my brother's name. He was born in 1986, so it is a very unusual name since most boys that age seem to be named Daniel or Josh. It is nice, classic name.

原I have an aunt named Dale. She was named after Roy Rogers wife, Dale Evans. I think it's pretty and unusual for a girl.

原The word dale comes from the old English dæl meaning curve or bend.