Gender Masculine
Scripts הִלֵּל(Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Derived from Hebrew הָלַל (halal) meaning "praise". This name is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament as the father of the judge Abdon. It was also borne by the 1st-century BC Jewish scholar Hillel the Elder.

Related Names

Roothalal
VariantHallel(Hebrew)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   upper class   strong   strange   serious  

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Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h1985, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h1985.
Entry updated October 6, 2024