Halder

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Halder, but also from Bengali হালদার (haldar).

Proper noun

Halder (plural Halders)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Halder is the 34539^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 655 individuals. Halder is most common among White (49.16%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (45.19%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Halder”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 116.

Anagrams

• -hedral, Erdahl, Hadler, Herald, hardel, hareld, harled, herald

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as herlar in 1087. Derived from a compound of Old Dutch her (“army, host”) and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). Compare Haalderen and Hellendoorn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑl.dər/
• Hyphenation: Hal‧der
• Rhymes: -ɑldər

Proper noun

Halder n

1. A hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN