Dalziel
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Dalziel, Dalzell or Dalyell is a Scottish
Lowland surname
. It is pronounced , though pronunciation with a z may be heard outside Scotland.
of Gaelic
Dail-gheal, meaning bright dale. The sound now spelled with a or is historically a lenited slender ɡ, which in Gaelic is pronounced [j] (like English ). The English form of the name was originally spelled with a <> (yogh
); this was later replaced with either a, the letter of the modern alphabet which most looks like yogh, or a , which more closely represents the sound.
in Lanarkshire
, in the area now occupied by Motherwell. The name Dalzell is first recorded in 1259, and Thomas de Dalzell fought at Bannockburn
. 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. In 1645 the Dalzell estates were sold to the Hamiltons
of Orbiston, who held them until the 20th century.
The Dalziel coat of arms
is sable
, a man's body proper, i.e. the flesh-coloured silhouette of a man against a black background. Scottish emigration has dispersed the Dalziel family across the English-speaking world.
Dalyell
Dalzell
Dalziel
Fictional people
, the former home of the Baron Hamilton of Dalzell
, is now a country park on the south side of the town. Dalziel Rugby Club
play in Dalziel Park
in nearby Carfin
. The name is also used by several Motherwell-based institutions, including Dalziel High School
and the former Co-operative Society. Dalziel Park Stadium
was a nineteenth-century football stadium that was the home of the town's football team Motherwell
.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Lowland surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
. It is pronounced , though pronunciation with a z may be heard outside Scotland.
Pronunciation
The unintuitive spelling of the name is due to it being an anglicisationAnglicisation
Anglicisation, or anglicization , is the process of converting verbal or written elements of any other language into a form that is more comprehensible to an English speaker, or, more generally, of altering something such that it becomes English in form or character.The term most often refers to...
of Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic language
Scottish Gaelic is a Celtic language native to Scotland. A member of the Goidelic branch of the Celtic languages, Scottish Gaelic, like Modern Irish and Manx, developed out of Middle Irish, and thus descends ultimately from Primitive Irish....
Dail-gheal, meaning bright dale. The sound now spelled with a
Yogh
The letter yogh , was used in Middle English and Older Scots, representing y and various velar phonemes. It was derived from the Old English form of the letter g.In Middle English writing, tailed z came to be indistinguishable from yogh....
); this was later replaced with either a
History
The name originates from the former barony of DalzellDalzell House
Dalzell House is a historic house in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located to the south of the town, on the north bank of the River Clyde. At its core is a 15th-century tower house, with extensive additions built during the 17th and 19th centuries...
in Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire or the County of Lanark ) is a Lieutenancy area, registration county and former local government county in the central Lowlands of Scotland...
, in the area now occupied by Motherwell. The name Dalzell is first recorded in 1259, and Thomas de Dalzell fought at Bannockburn
Battle of Bannockburn
The Battle of Bannockburn 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
Earl of Carnwath
The title Earl of Carnwath was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1639 for the 2nd Lord Dalzell. His father, Sir Robert Dalzell, had been created Lord Dalzell in 1628. The 5th Earl was attainted and the peerage forfeit in 1716, due to the Lord Carnwath's Jacobitism and support for the Fifteen,...
, a peerage which became extinct in 1941. In 1645 the Dalzell estates were sold to the Hamiltons
Clan Hamilton
The House of Hamilton, occasionally and erroneously referred to as Clan Hamilton, is a Scottish family who historically held broad territories throughout central and southern Scotland, particularly Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and the Lothians...
of Orbiston, who held them until the 20th century.
The Dalziel coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
is sable
Sable (heraldry)
In heraldry, sable is the tincture black, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures, called "colours". In engravings and line drawings, it is sometimes depicted as a region of crossed horizontal and vertical lines or else marked with sa. as an abbreviation.The name derives from the black fur of...
, a man's body proper, i.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
- Dalyell BaronetsDalyell BaronetsThe Dalyell Baronetcy is a baronetcy in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, which was created 7 November 1685 for the Scottish General, Thomas Dalyell of the Binns. The succession of the title is interesting in that it was created with remainder to his eldest son and heirs male, yet failing that, could...
- Sir John Graham DalyellJohn Graham Dalyell-Life:The second son of Sir Robert Dalyell, fourth baronet, who died in 1791, by Elizabeth, only daughter of Nicol Graham of Gartmore, Perthshire, was born at Binns, Linlithgowshire, in August 1776. When an infant he fell from a table upon a stone floor and became lame for life. He attended classes...
, Scottish antiquary and naturalist - Tam Dalyell of the Binns (1615–1685), Scottish General, also spelled Dalzell or Dalziel
- Tam DalyellTam DalyellSir Thomas Dalyell Loch, 11th Baronet , known as Tam Dalyell, is a British Labour Party politician, who was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons from 1962 to 2005, first for West Lothian and then for Linlithgow.-Early life:...
(born 1932), British Labour politician - Sir Thomas Dalyell of the Binns, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Dalyell of the Binns, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Dalyell of the Binns, 1st Baronet was the son of General Tam Dalyell of the Binns....
(died c. 1700)
Dalzell
- John DalzellJohn DalzellJohn Dalzell was a U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania.-Biography:John Dalzell was born in New York City. He moved with his parents to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1847....
(1845–1927), U.S. Representative - Rick DalzellRick DalzellRick Dalzell was the Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Amazon.com from 1997 until November 2007. During his 10 years at Amazon.com he was the driving force behind the growth of technology, software and services. Mr. Dalzell had been a corporate officer at Amazon since August...
(born 1957), American businessman - Stewart DalzellStewart DalzellStewart R. Dalzell is a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, Judge Dalzell graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business in 1965 and received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law...
(born 1943), American judge
Dalziel
- Charles DalzielCharles DalzielCharles Dalziel was a professor of electrical engineering and computer sciencesat UC Berkeley. According to volume 54 of UCB's Blue and Gold, Dalziel graduated with a Mechanics degree in 1927 and was from Santa Maria, CA...
(1904–1986), American professor of engineering - Davison Dalziel, 1st Baron Dalziel of Wooler (1852–1928), Scottish businessman and Conservative politician
- Henry DalzielHenry DalzielHenry Dalziel VC was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
(1893–1965), Australian war hero - Ian DalzielIan DalzielIan Martin Dalziel is a British businessman and politician who served one term as a Conservative Member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1984....
(born 1947), British businessman and politician - James Dalziel, 1st Baron Dalziel of KirkcaldyJames Dalziel, 1st Baron Dalziel of KirkcaldyJames Henry Dalziel, 1st Baron Dalziel of Kirkcaldy PC , known as Sir Henry Dalziel, Bt, between 1918 and 1921, was a British newspaper proprietor, Liberal politician and supporter of David Lloyd George....
(1868–1935), Scottish Liberal politician - Gordon DalzielGordon DalzielGordon Dalziel is a Scottish former footballer, ex-manager of Ayr United, Raith Rovers and Glenafton Athletic.-Career:...
(born 1962), Former Scottish Footballer and Manager - Keith DalzielKeith DalzielProfessor Keith Dalziel, F.R.S. was a British biochemist. He was born in Salford, and spent the greater part of his scientific career at the Department of Biochemistry of the University of Oxford. He worked primarily on liver alcohol dehydrogenases, and is well known in enzymology as the...
(1921–1994), Biochemist and Fellow of The Royal Society - Lianne DalzielLianne DalzielLianne Audrey Dalziel is a member of the New Zealand Parliament and was Minister of Immigration, Commerce, Minister of Food Safety and Associate Minister of Justice in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand...
(born 1960), New Zealand MP - Ryan DalzielRyan DalzielRyan Dalziel , is a Scottish race car driver. He spent three years in the Toyota Atlantic championship, finishing runner-up twice, before moving to the American Le Mans series in 2005. He also contested one Champ Car race for Dale Coyne Racing at Toronto, finishing 9th. In 2006, he drove a...
(born 1982), British race car driver - Dalziel BrothersDalziel BrothersThe Brothers Dalziel were a highly productive firm of Victorian engravers founded in 1839 by George Dalziel and his brother Edward Dalziel . They were later joined by John Dalziel and Thomas Dalziel . All were sons of the artist, Alexander Dalziel of Wooler in Northumberland...
, a firm of Victorian engravers founded in 1839 by George and Edward Dalziel, and assisted by John and Thomas DalzielThomas Dalziel (engraver)Thomas Dalziel was an engraver known chiefly for his illustrations of the work of Charles Dickens.Thomas Dalziel produced many illustrations for books published by the family firm, the Brothers Dalziel...
Fictional people
- Andrew Dalziel, fictitious detective in literature and television, part of the team Dalziel and PascoeDalziel and PascoeDalziel and Pascoe consist of Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel and Detective Sergeant Peter Pascoe....
created by Reginald HillReginald HillReginald Charles Hill is an English crime writer, and the winner in 1995 of the Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement.- Biography :...
. - Royce Varisey, tenth Duke of Wolverstone went by the codename 'Dalziel' (his mother's family name) throughout the Napoleonic Wars in the Bastion Club series of romance novels by Stephanie LaurensStephanie LaurensStephanie Laurens is a best-selling Australian author of romance novels.-Biography:Stephanie Laurens was born in Sri Lanka, which was at the time the British colony of Ceylon. When she was 5, her family moved to Melbourne, Australia, where she was raised. After continuing through school and...
.
Other uses
Motherwell still contains Dalziel Parish, as well as the Dalzell Steelworks, now owned by Corus. The estate of Dalzell HouseDalzell House
Dalzell House is a historic house in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located to the south of the town, on the north bank of the River Clyde. At its core is a 15th-century tower house, with extensive additions built during the 17th and 19th centuries...
, the former home of the Baron Hamilton of Dalzell
Baron Hamilton of Dalzell
Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, in the County of Lanark, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1886 for the Liberal politician John Hamilton. He had previously represented Falkirk and Lanarkshire South in the House of Commons and after his elevation to the peerage served...
, is now a country park on the south side of the town. Dalziel Rugby Club
Dalziel RFC
Dalziel Rugby Football Club, formerly known as Dalziel High School Former Pupils Rugby Club, currently has a playing and social membership hailing from Motherwell, Wishaw, Bellshill and other parts of Lanarkshire, Scotland. Historically the club was closely associated with Dalziel High School in...
play in Dalziel Park
Dalziel Park
Dalziel Park is an area located between the small villages of Cleland, Carfin and Newarthill in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Other nearby settlements include the large town of Motherwell and the new town of Ravenscraig. The area consists of an estate, a sports facility , a golf course and a clubhouse...
in nearby Carfin
Carfin
Carfin is a small village to the north-east of Motherwell, Scotland on the road to Newarthill.-Local facilities:The closest secondary school is Taylor High School in nearby New Stevenston...
. The name is also used by several Motherwell-based institutions, including Dalziel High School
Dalziel High School
Dalziel High School is a non-denominational secondary school that is based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The current rector of the school is Levi toi.1.-Overview:...
and the former Co-operative Society. Dalziel Park Stadium
Dalziel Park (stadium)
Dalziel Park Stadium was a football stadium located at Airbles Street and Glencairn Street in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, that hosted the home matches of Motherwell, formed after a merger between Alpha and Glencairn. The first official match at the stadium was a 3–2 win over Hamilton Accies. The...
was a nineteenth-century football stadium that was the home of the town's football team Motherwell
Motherwell F.C.
Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
.