Meanings
plural Dinsdales
- countableuncountableA railway station in Middleton St George, Darlington borough, County Durham, England, which was named after a village now named Low Dinsdale (OS grid ref NZ3413).
- countableuncountableA suburb of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand.
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
From the Old English personal name *Dyttīn + -s- + healh (“corner, nook, recess”).
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Dinsdale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dinsdale
“Dinsdale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dinsdale. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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