Names Starting with hal - Behind the Name

Hal m English
Medieval diminutive of Harry. In Shakespeare's two historical plays about Henry IV, Prince Hal is the name of the future King Henry V.

Hala f Arabic
Means "halo around the moon" in Arabic. This was the name of a sister-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad.

Halcyon f Various (Rare)
From the name of a genus of kingfisher birds, derived from Greek ἀλκυών (from the same source as Alcyone).

Halcyone f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀλκυόνη (see Alcyone), via the misspelled variant Ἁλκυόνη (Halkyone). The spelling variation was due to a false association with ἅλς (hals) meaning "salt, sea".

Haldor m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hallþórr, which meant "Thor's rock" from hallr "rock" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).

Hale 1 f Turkish
Turkish form of Hala.

Hale 2 m English
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "nook, retreat" from Old English healh.

Haleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Hayley.

Haley f English (Modern)
Variant of Hayley. This spelling gained some popularity in the United States in 1977, possibly due to the author Alex Haley, whose book Roots was adapted into a popular miniseries that year. This was the most common American spelling from then to 2001, when it was eclipsed by Hailey.

Hálfdan m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Halfdan.

Halfdan m Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse name Hálfdan meaning "half Danish", composed of the elements hálfr "half" and Danr "Dane", originally a nickname for a person who was half Danish.

Halide f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Khalid.

Halil m Turkish, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian form of Khalil.

Halil İbrahim m Turkish
Combination of Halil and İbrahim.

Halim m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Malay
Means "patient, tolerant, mild" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الحليم (al-Ḥalīm) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Halima f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Hausa, Swahili
Feminine form of Halim. Halima was the name of the foster mother of the Prophet Muhammad.

Halimah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic حليمة (see Halima), as well as the usual form in Malay and Indonesian.

Halimat f Hausa
Hausa variant of Halima.

Halimatu f Hausa
Hausa variant of Halima.

Halime f Turkish
Turkish form of Halima.

Halimede f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἅλς (hals) meaning "sea, brine, salt" combined with one of the related words μέδομαι (medomai) meaning "to be mindful of, to provide for, to think on" or μέδω (medo) meaning "to protect, to rule over". According to Greek mythology this was one of the Nereids. A minor moon of Neptune is named after her.

Halina f Polish, Belarusian
Polish and Belarusian form of Galina.

Halinka f Polish
Diminutive of Halina.

Halit m Turkish, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian form of Khalid.

Halkyone f Greek Mythology
Greek variant (or misspelling) of Halcyone.

Hall m English
From a surname that was derived from Old English heall "manor, hall", originally belonging to a person who lived or worked in a manor.

Hallam m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning either "at the rocks" or "at the nook" in Old English.

Hallbjǫrg f Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements hallr "rock" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Hallbjörn m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hallbjǫrn.

Hallbjǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements hallr "rock" and bjǫrn "bear".

Halldór m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Haldor.

Halldor m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Haldor.

Halldóra f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Haldor.

Halle 1 m Norwegian (Rare)
From the Old Norse name Halli, a diminutive of names containing the element hallr meaning "rock".

Halle 2 f English (Modern)
In the case of American actress Halle Berry (1966-), it is from the name of a department store in Cleveland where she was born (the store was founded by brothers bearing the German surname Halle, a cognate of Hall).

Hallel f & m Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew הָלַל (halal) meaning "praise". This is the name of a Jewish prayer, consisting of several psalms. The more traditional name Hillel, which is typically only masculine, is spelled the same but is vocalized with a different vowel.

Halli m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Halle 1.

Hallie f English
Diminutive of Harriet.

Hallr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse hallr meaning "rock".

Hallstein m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hallsteinn, derived from the elements hallr "rock" and steinn "stone".

Hallsteinn m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Hallstein.

Hallþóra f Old Norse
Feminine form of Hallþórr.

Hallþórr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Haldor.

Hallvard m Norwegian
Variant of Halvard.

Hallvarðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Halvard.

Halo f English (Modern)
From the English word halo meaning "luminous disc or ring", derived from Greek ἅλως (halos). Haloes often appear in religious art above the heads of holy people.

Halsten m Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Hallsteinn (see Hallstein).

Haluk m Turkish
Means "good nature" in Turkish.

Halvar m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Halvard.

Halvard m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hallvarðr, which meant "rock guardian" from hallr "rock" combined with vǫrðr "guard, guardian".

Halvdan m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Halfdan.

Halvor m Norwegian
Variant of Halvard.

Halyna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Galina.

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