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Across the world, Хэл (Hal , Hel , Хэл) is a common dominantly male, but uncommonly girly forename. The forename Хэл is characteristic of Barbados, where it is quite a rare male name, Israel, where it is quite a rare primarily feminine, but very infrequently boy's name, and the United States, where it is quite a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in the United States, India, and Canada. Likewise, Хэл is the last name as well as the forename.
Хэл is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hal Jordan , the fictional superhero published by DC Comics, The Lego Movie; HAL 9000 , the fictional character in Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey series, 2001: A Space Odyssey; Homestar Runner , the titular character from Homestar Runner, Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People; Hal Emmerich , the fictional character from the Metal Gear series and Tighten , the Main antagonist of the 2010 animated film Megamind., and in many other works.