Hal

A diminutive lambdacism of Harry (compare Sally from Sarah and Moll from Mary).

• IPA^(key): /hæl/ (usually)
  IPA^(key): /hɑl/, IPA^(key): /hɔl/, IPA^(key): /hɔːl/ (in some dialects)

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• Rhymes: -æl

Hal (plural Hals)

1. 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 Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , page 54, column 1:

     I prethee, good Prince Hal, help me to my horſe, good Kings ſonne.

• Ahl, HLA, LAH, LHA, lah

First attested as halle in 1230-1231. Derived from Middle Dutch halle (“covered area, hall”) (see modern hal) or Proto-Germanic *halha (“spur of a highland”).

• IPA^(key): /ɦɑl/
• Hyphenation: Hal
• Rhymes: -ɑl
• Homophones: hal, Hall

Hal n

1. a hamlet in Boxtel, North Brabant, Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

From Middle High German halle, from Old High German halla, from Proto-West Germanic *hallu.

Cognate with German Halle, English hall, Dutch hal, Icelandic höll, French halle.

• IPA^(key): /haːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Hal f (plural Halen)

1. hall (very large room, used for sports, concerts, exhibitions, etc.)

• Hall

From Middle Low German helle, from Old Saxon hel.

Hal f (plural Halen)

1. hell

• Hall