"Hal" meaning in English

See Hal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /hæl/, /hɑl/, /hɔl/, /hɔːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hal.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Hals [plural]
Rhymes: -æl Etymology: A diminutive lambdacism of Harry (compare Sally from Sarah and Moll from Mary). Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Hal (plural Hals)
  1. A diminutive of the male given names Henry, Harold and Harry. Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Hal meaning in English (1.7kB)

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