DALE

DALE. A valley. The medieval form was At Dale, softened afterwards to A'Dale, as often found in parisli registers of the XVI. cent., and widely renowned through the ballad of Robin Hood and AUin a'Dale. In the H.R. we find Dc Dale, and De la Dale.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.