Gaal
English
Proper noun
Gaal (plural Gaals)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gaal is the 27331st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 884 individuals. Gaal is most common among White (85.86%) individuals.
Anagrams
- Gala, agal, alga, gala
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as gala in 1174. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from a compound hydronym formed from either Proto-Germanic *galan (“sing, rage”) or gal (“bile, yellow”) and aa (“water, river”) or from Proto-Germanic *alha- (“homestead, farmstead”) prefixed with the collectivising prefix ga-. Compare Galder, Maasniel and Middegaal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣaːl/
- Hyphenation: Gaal
- Rhymes: -aːl
Proper noun
Gaal n
- A hamlet in Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Proper noun
Gaal n (proper noun, genitive Gaals or (optionally with an article) Gaal)
- A municipality of Styria, Austria