Surname

Dingwall

“assembly”

Dingwall is a surname, probably from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Dingwall probably goes back to Old Norse þing, meaning “assembly.”

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Where it comes from

Dingwall probably comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Probably from Old Norse þing (“assembly”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Old Norse

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Germanic

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Old Norse

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Scandinavian

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Old Norse

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Old Norse

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