Dashiell

DASH-el

Anglicization of French surname de Chiel, meaning unknown

Dashiell Origin and Meaning

The name Dashiell is a boy's name of Scottish origin.

Dashiell, though missing from many other name sources, is among the hottest new names, chosen by such celebs as Cate Blanchett and author Helen (Bridget Jones) Fielding. With its great dash and panache, Dashiell is associated with detective writer Dashiell Hammett (born Samuel, as in Sam Spade, Dashiell being his mother's maiden name). Alice Cooper was ahead of the game: He named his son Dashiell in 1985.

For those still confused about the pronunciation, it's kind of similar to castle or bashful. And anyone can pronounce Dash, which is such a dashing nickname.

Dashiell Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 259 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Dashiell

• 259 Nameberry 2025
• 782 Unique 2022

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Famous People Named Dashiell

• Dashiell Eaves American actor
• (Samuel) Dashiell Hammett American novelist
• Dashiell "Dash" Snow American artist
• Dashiell Raymond "Dash" Mihok American actor
• Dashiell Messitt American child actor; twin of brother Fox Messitt
• Dashiell "Dash" Furnier son of singer Alice Cooper
• Dashiell John Upton son of actress Cate Blanchett
• Dashiell Howell actor and son of actor C. Thomas Howell
• Dashiell Gaston Hawkins (b. 2008) son of singer Sophie B. Hawkins
• Dashiell Orson Priestley (b. 2009) son of actor Jason Priestley
• Dashiell Max Robert Weinstein (b. 2013) son of fashion designer Georgina Chapman and disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein
• Dashiell Ford Warren (b. 2013) son of actress Autumn Reeser and Jesse Warren
• Dashiell Julius William Clunie Singer (b. 2015), son of Bryan Singer and Michelle Clunie
• Dashiel Edon Anderson (b. 2015) daughter of actress Milla Jovovich and Paul Anderson

The name Dashiell in Pop Culture

• Dashiell Robert "Dash" Parr character in The Incredibles
• Dashiell R. Faireborn aka Flint character in the G.I. Joe series
• Dashiell Frank main character in 1999 film "Mr. Jealousy"
• Dashiell character on "Sabrina the Teenage Witch"
• Dashiell "Dash" character in Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
• Dashiell "Dash" Gardiner character from "Witches of East End"