Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Saltdalen valley (). The river Saltdalselva runs through the Saltdalen valley. The first element of the name is the old name of the river, . The river name is which means "strong stream". The last element is which means "valley" or "dale". Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Saltdalen. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Saltdal, removing the definite form ending -en.
name the municipality (originally the parish) is named after the saltdalen valley () the river saltdalselva runs through the saltdalen valley the first element of the name is the old name of the river  the river name is which means "strong stream" the last element is which means "valley" or "dale" historically the name of the municipality was spelled saltdalen on 3 november 1917 a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to saltdal removing the definite form ending -en