Etymology

heller

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Today it means: A German coin equivalent to half a pfennig, later used widely as a small coin in Central Europe and the German Empire. Full definition →

German Heller
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heller · noun1

  1. German · borrowed fromHeller
  2. English todayheller

Borrowed from German Heller. Doublet of halier.

heller · noun2

1890–95, Americanism; short for hell-raiser.

Heller · proper noun3

  1. Yiddish · derived fromהעל
  2. Middle English · derived fromheller“dweller on the hill,”
  3. English todayHeller

* As a German surname, from a coin known as the häller, first minted at Schwäbisch Hall, compare Hall. Also as a Jewish habitational surname for someone from this area. * Also as German surname, variant of Helle, itself from Helle (“hell”). * As a Dutch surname, variant of Helder, from the adjective helder (“clear, bright”). * As an English surname, variant of Hillier. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English heller (“dweller on the hill,”) see Hiller and Huller. * Also as a Jewish surname, from German hell (“bright, light”) or Yiddish העל (hel) of the same meaning.

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