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Hale - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Hale

[ 1 syll. ha-le, hal-e ] The boy name Hale is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is HHEYL KEY. Hale is an English and Hawaiian name of Old English and Germanic origin. Old English and Germanic origin, English use: From the element 'halh' meaning nook, retreat. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from a place name.

In addition, Hale is a variant of the name Hallan (English).

Hale is also a variant of the name Harald (German and Scandinavian) in the Hawaiian language.

Hale is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Hale include Haile (Amharic), Hal (English), Hall (English), Hill (English), Hoyle (English), Lleu (Welsh), Haley (English), Halil, Halley (English), Hau'oli (Hawaiian), Hilal (Arabic), Hilel, Hillel (Hebrew), Holley (English), Holly (English), Howell (Welsh and English), Hywel (Welsh), Hywell (Welsh), Halola (Hawaiian), and Helio (Spanish).

KEY: Pronunciation for Hale: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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