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Dalziel, Dalzell or Dalyell is a Scottish Lowland surname. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A surname is a name added to a Given name and is part of a Personal name. It is pronounced /diːˈɛl/ deeyel, though pronunciation with a /z/ may be heard outside Scotland.

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Pronunciation

The unintuitive spelling of the name is due to it being an anglicisation of Gaelic Dail-gheal, meaning white dale. Anglicisation or anglicization (see -ise vs -ize) is a process of conversion of verbal or written elements of any other language into a more comprehensible English Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. The sound now spelled with a <y> or <z> is historically a lenited slender /g/, which in Gaelic is pronounced [j] (like English <y>). The English form of the name was originally spelled with a <ȝ> (yogh); this was later replaced with either a <z>, the letter of the modern alphabet which most looks like yogh, or a <y>, which more closely represents the sound. Not to be confused with the unrelated ʒ. For the rune transcribed as ȝ, see Gyfu.

History

The name originates from the former barony of Dalzell in Lanarkshire, in the area now occupied by Motherwell. A barony is an Administrative division of a country usually of lower rank and importance than a County. Lanarkshire ( Siorrachd Lannraig in Gaelic) officially the County of Lanark, was formerly a county of Scotland. Motherwell ( Tobar na Màthar in Gaelic) and ( Motherwill in local Scots - local people tend not to pronouce the 'e' in Motherwell is a large Town The name Dalzell is first recorded in 1259, and Thomas de Dalzell fought at Bannockburn. The Battle of Bannockburn ( Blàr Allt a' Bhonnaich in Gaelic (24 June 1314 was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence The Dalzell lands were forfeited later in the 14th century, but regained through marriage in the 15th. Sir Robert Dalzell was created Lord Dalzell in 1628, and his son was further elevated as Earl of Carnwath, a peerage which became extinct in 1941. The title Earl of Carnwath was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1639 for the 2nd Lord Dalzell. In 1645 the Dalzell estates were sold to the Hamiltons of Orbiston, who held them until the 20th century. The House of Hamilton is a Scottish family who historically held broad territories throughout central and southern Scotland particularly Ayrshire, Lanarkshire

The Dalziel coat of arms is sable, a man's body proper, i. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people e. the flesh-coloured silhouette of a man against a black background. Scottish emigration has dispersed the Dalziel family across the English-speaking world.

People

People with this surname include:

Dalyell

Dalzell

Dalziel

Fictional people

Other uses

Motherwell still contains Dalziel Parish, as well as the Dalzell Steelworks, now owned by Corus. The estate of Dalzell House, the former home of the Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, is now a country park on the south side of the town. Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, in the County of Lanark is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Dalziel Rugby Club play in nearby Carfin. Dalziel Rugby Football Club, formerly known as Dalziel High School Former Pupils Rugby Club currently has a playing and social membership hailing from Motherwell, Carfin ( An Càrn Fionn in Gaelic) is a small town Carfin is to the north-east of Motherwell, Scotland on the road to Newarthill. The name is also used by several local institutions, including Dalziel High School and the former Co-operative Society.

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External links

Dalzell can refer to Dalzell Illinois Dalzell South Carolina Dalzell or Dalziel, a surname
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