Heil

== English == === Etymology === As a German surname, shortened from Heinrich. As a German and Dutch surname, from the name Heila, from hail (“whole”). === Proper noun === Heil (plural Heils) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Heil is the 4,327th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8,205 individuals. Heil is most common among White (94.50%) individuals. === Anagrams === Hile, Ihle, Lehi, elhi, heli-, hile == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /haɪ̯l/ Rhymes: -aɪ̯l Homophone: heil === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German heil, from Old High German heil. ==== Noun ==== Heil n (strong, genitive Heiles or Heils, no plural) health, salvation, well-being, happiness, a state of intactness and prosperity Heil dir! ― hail to thee! (religion) salvation, wellbeing in the afterlife ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Heilsarmee heilbringend Heilsgeschichte Seelenheil (greetings) Petri Heil, Weidmanns Heil (Waidmanns Heil, Weidmannsheil; cp. Weidmannsheil n) Berg Heil (cp. Bergheil n), Sieg Heil, Ski Heil (Skiheil) Heil Hitler ===== Related terms ===== heil heilig Heiland heilen Unheil ==== Further reading ==== “Heil” in Duden online “Heil”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) === Etymology 2 === From a pet form of the given name Heinrich. ==== Proper noun ==== Heil m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Heils or (with an article) Heil, feminine genitive Heil, plural Heils) a surname. == Plautdietsch == === Noun === Heil n (no plural) health welfare