Hall

== English == === Etymology === As an English, Scottish, Irish, German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish surname: all from the noun hall. The name was likely reinforced by similar sounding words such as Swedish häll (“rock slab”). As a Chinese surname, variant Romanization of 何, 賀 / 贺 (hè), see He. (locomotive): The locomotives were named after English and Welsh country houses with 'Hall' in their titles. (British and Scandinavian surnames): From the buildings, halls === Proper noun === Hall (countable and uncountable, plural Halls) A surname. A British and Scandinavian topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived in or near a hall. A surname from German for someone associated with a salt mine. An Anglo-Norman surname. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands. A number of places in the United States: Former name of Las Lomas, a CDP in California. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana. An unincorporated community in Granite County, Montana. A hamlet and census-designated place in Ontario County, New York. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Washington. An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia. A village in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Hall is the 45th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 407,076 individuals. Hall is most common among White (72.7%) and Black/African American (21.6%) individuals. === Noun === Hall (plural Halls) (UK, rail transport) Hall class, a class of steam locomotive used on the GWR. === See also === == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Hall. === Proper noun === Hall a surname from English == Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as hallo in the 11th century. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound of Proto-Germanic *halha- (“bend, highland spur”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil”). An alternative etymology interprets the name as a compound of Old Dutch hal (“large, spacious home”) and lo. Compare Hallum and Hellum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦɑl/ Hyphenation: Hall Rhymes: -ɑl Homophones: hal, Hal === Proper noun === Hall n a village in Brummen, Gelderland, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Hallenaar Halls van Hall === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == East Central German == === Etymology === From Middle High German halde, from Old High German halda, from hald, from a formation related to Proto-Germanic *halþaz (“sloping, inclined”). Compare German Halde. === Noun === Hall f (Erzgebirgisch) spoil heap (Erzgebirgisch) hill or its slope (Erzgebirgisch) hall === Further reading === Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎[1] (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 57 == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German hal, from hellen, from Old High German hellan (“to resound, ring out”), ultimately from the root of hell (“bright, clear”). Cognate with Middle Low German hal (“loud; echoing; clear”), Old High German hellan (“to sound; resound”), Old English hiellan (“to make a noise; sound; blast”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hal/ Rhymes: -al === Noun === Hall m (strong, genitive Halles or Halls, plural Halle) echo, resonance, reverberation 1968 Hans Schimank (translator), Otto von Guerickes neue (sogenannte) Magdeburger Versuche über den leeren Raum. Reprinted 1996 and 2013, Springer-Verlag, →ISBN, p. 102: ==== Usage notes ==== The simplex chiefly refers to an echo that is clipped or overlays with the original sound, as is often found in big rooms or caves. An echo that repeats the full sound after the original sound has ceased, as can be produced in mountains, will usually be specified as Widerhall, or more commonly Echo. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Donnerhall hallen Nachhall Widerhall === See also === Schall === Further reading === “Hall” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Hall” in Duden online “Hall (Klang, Laut)” in Duden online == Icelandic == === Proper noun === Hall accusative of Hallur == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From French hall, from English hall. Doublet of inherited Hal (“hall”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hoːl/, /hol/ IPA(key): /hal/, [hɑl] (rare) Rhymes: -oːl, -ol, -ɑl === Noun === Hall m (plural Hallen) foyer, lobby, hall, hallway (room, especially near the entrance, which connects other rooms) ==== See also ==== Hal