Etymology

hales

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Today it means: A topographic surname from Old English. Full definition →

Old English halh
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromhalh“hollow, nook”
  2. English todayHales

From Old English halh (“hollow, nook”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhalh all →

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