Hal
See also: HAL, hâl, hál, hàl, häl, hål, hæl, ħal, and Ħal
English
Etymology
A diminutive lambdacism of Harry (compare Sally from Sarah and Moll from Mary).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hæl/ (usually)
IPA(key): /hɑl/, IPA(key): /hɔl/, IPA(key): /hɔːl/ (in some dialects) Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (a US dialect) (file) - Rhymes: -æl
Proper noun
Hal (plural Hals)
- A diminutive of the male given names Henry, Harold and Harry.
- c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene ii], page 54, column 1:
- I prethee, good Prince Hal, help me to my horſe, good Kings ſonne.
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Anagrams
- Ahl, HLA, LAH, LHA, lah
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as halle in 1230-1231. Derived from Middle Dutch halle (“covered area, hall”) or Proto-Germanic *halha (“spur of a highland”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɑl/
- Hyphenation: Hal
- Rhymes: -ɑl
- Homophones: hal, Hall
Proper noun
Hal n
- A hamlet in Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German halla, from Proto-Germanic *hallō. Cognate with German Halle, English hall, Dutch hal, Icelandic höll, French halle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
Noun
Hal f (plural Halen)
- hall (very large room, used for sports, concerts, exhibitions, etc.)
See also
- Hall
Plautdietsch
Noun
Hal f (plural Halen)
- hell
See also
- Hall