hales

H4A1L1E1S1
/heɪlz/

proper noun

A topographic surname from Old English.

OriginOld English halh →
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Meanings

hales1

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of hale

Hales2

proper noun
  1. A topographic surname from Old English.
  2. A village and civil parish (served by Hales and Heckingham Parish Council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3897).
  3. A village in Loggerheads parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7133).

Origin

  1. Old Englishhalh“hollow, nook”
  2. EnglishHales

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

hails

Anagrams

leashshaleSalehselahSahelhalsesheal
Cite this entry
APA

hales. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hales

MLA

“hales.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hales. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hales,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hales.

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