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Sedale

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How to Pronounce Sedale

Pronounced suh-DALE /səˈdeɪl/Medium

Meaning: Sedale is a modern African-American coinage that most likely joins the Se- prefix to the English -dale element, meaning valley, seen in surnames and place names. As a made name it has no single fixed traditional meaning, though its ending carries the old sense of a valley.Low

In 30 seconds: Sedale is a coinage, likely Se- plus -dale, 'valley'. It stayed rare, peaking in the mid nineteen-eighties (said suh-DALE).

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Origin LowAmerican, English

MeaningSedale is a modern African-American coinage that most likely joins the Se- prefix to the English -dale element, meaning valley, seen in surnames and place names. As a made name it has no single fixed traditional meaning, though its ending carries the old sense of a valley.

U.S. rank (1996)#10276 ↘ Falling

1996 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1986

Total births (all-time)≈ 108

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Sedale is a coinage of the prefix era, pairing Se- with the -dale element that means valley in English place names. The blend is modern, but its ending carries an old landscape sense.

In United States records it was never common, only a couple dozen boys a year at its high around 1986 across a short span. Its visibility owes much to the NBA player who carried it.

Did you know? The basketball guard Sedale Threatt, who played in the NBA through the nineteen-eighties and nineties, is the best-known bearer of the name.

Overall data confidence 40%

References - Sedale — Coinage Se- + -dale 'valley'; NBA bearer Sedale Threatt

Variations

SadaleSedailSedaileSedayle

Nicknames

DaleSed

Famous Bearers

★Sedale Threatt (1961-)
American NBA guard who played in the 1980s and 1990s

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Dale— the -dale element it ends with

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Sedale mean?

Sedale is a modern coinage joining the Se- prefix to the -dale element meaning 'valley'.

How do you pronounce Sedale?

It's said suh-DALE /səˈdeɪl/, two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Sedale a boy or girl name?

Sedale is used as a boy's name.

Is Sedale a popular name?

No, it was always rare, a modern coinage best known through the NBA player Sedale Threatt.