Hale

See also: hale, halé, hâlé, hâle, halë, and halę

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, Old English dative form of halh (“hollow, nook”).
• Also as an English surname, from Old English hæle (“hero”). Compare Hain.
• As an Irish surname, from mac céile; see McHale.
• As a Jewish surname, variant of Halle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heɪl/
• Homophones: hail, hale
• Rhymes: -eɪl

Proper noun

Hale

1. A topographic surname from Old English.
2. A place name:
   1. A number of places in England:
      1. A village and civil parish in Halton borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4682).
      2. A hamlet in Beetham parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria (OS grid ref SD5078).
      3. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ7786).
      4. A small village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU1818).
      5. A hamlet south of Gillingham, Medway borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ7765).
      6. A hamlet in Cucklington parish, South Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST7527).
      7. A suburban village north of Farnham, Waverley district, Surrey (OS grid ref SU8448).
   2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Yuma County, Colorado.
      2. An unincorporated community in Jones County, Iowa.
      3. An unincorporated community in Salt Creek Township, Chautauqua County, Kansas.
      4. An unincorporated community in Plainfield Township, Iosco County, Michigan.
      5. A neighbourhood in southern Minneapolis, Minnesota.
      6. A minor city in Carroll County, Missouri.
      7. A ghost town in Carbon County, Utah.
      8. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
   3. A locality on the Algoma Central Railway, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.
   4. A town in Korogwe District, eastern Tanzania.
   5. A locality in the south of the Northern Territory, Australia, named after the Hale River.

Derived terms

• Hale Center
• Hale County
• Hale End
• Tottenham Hale

Anagrams

• Aleh, Heal, Hela, Leah, heal

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Harry, identical with Hawaiian hale (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈha.le/, [ˈhɐ.le]

Proper noun

Hale

1. a male given name from English
2. a surname

Related terms

• Kahale
• Haliaka
• Hanalē, Hanalei, Henelē

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, pages 182
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Hale occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 4 women and 31 men.

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish هاله, from Arabic هَالَة (hāla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haːle/
• Hyphenation: Ha‧le

Proper noun

Hāle

1. a female given name from Arabic