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Literally: "The Dale of Torald's (or Torvald's) Croft."
The name consists of multiple affixes but can be divided into two main compounds: Toltorp and dalen, with an interfix -s- in between.
Tol is a contraction of the name Torald, Torvald, or possibly another similar name. The second element, torp, means "croft" or "a smallholding established outside a village." Together, they form the meaning: "Torald's (or Torvald's) Croft."
^ Lars Gahrn (2004) “Toltorpsdalen – utmarken som blev nybyggarsamhälle och senare gräddhylla”, in Mölndals hembygdsförenings årsskrift 2004 (in Swedish), Mölndal: Mölndals hembygdsförening, →ISSN, page 2
^ Lars Gahrn (2004) “Toltorpsdalen – utmarken som blev nybyggarsamhälle och senare gräddhylla”, in Mölndals hembygdsförenings årsskrift 2004 (in Swedish), Mölndal: Mölndals hembygdsförening, →ISSN, page 3
