Gaal

== English == === Proper noun === Gaal (plural Gaals) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Gaal is the 27331st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 884 individuals. Gaal is most common among White (85.86%) individuals. === Anagrams === Gala, agal, alga, gala == Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as gala in 1174. Etymology unknown. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from a compound hydronym formed from either Proto-Germanic *galan (“sing, rage”) or gal (“bile, yellow”) and aa (“water, river”) or from Proto-Germanic *alha- (“homestead, farmstead”) prefixed with the collectivising prefix ga-. Compare Galder, Maasniel and Middegaal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣaːl/ Hyphenation: Gaal Rhymes: -aːl === Proper noun === Gaal n a hamlet in Maashorst, North Brabant, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == German == === Proper noun === Gaal n (proper noun, genitive Gaals or (optionally with an article) Gaal) a municipality of Styria, Austria