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 [ 1 syll. al ] The boy name Al is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is AEL KEY. Al is largely used in the English language, and it is derived from Celtic, Germanic, Latin, Old Greek, Old English, and Irish Gaelic origins. Al is a short form of the name Alvin (English). Al is also an English short form of the name Alan (Breton, English, German, and Scottish). Al is also an English variant of the name Albin (Czech, English, German, Polish, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Russian). Al is also an English short form of the name Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic). Al is also an English variant of the name Alistair (English and Scottish). Al is also a variant of the name Callister (English). Al is also an English short form of the name Albert (Irish, Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Russian, and Slavic). Al is also a variant of the name Aldrich (English). Al is also an English short form of the name Alfred (Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, and Scandinavian). Al is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked in 1910 with 0.035% of baby boys being given the name Al. It ranked at #285 then. The baby name has since experienced a substantial fall in popularity, and is now of very modest use. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly linked to Al, Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic) was the most frequently used. Al has mostly been a boy name in the past century. Baby names that sound like Al include Ol (English), Aali (Arabic), Alaa (Arabic), Alao (Portuguese), Ali (Arabic and English), Allie (English), Aulay (Scottish), Olley (English), Olli (English), Ollie (English), Olly (English), Ulli (German), Aleix (Catalan), Alejo (Spanish), Aloha (Hawaiian), Ayal (Hebrew), Elia (Dutch, German, Italian, and Zuni), Iliya (Slavic), and Alaois (Irish). Details of famous persons named Al: KEY: Pronunciation for Al: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
