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In all the world, האל (Hal , Hull , Hels ) is a common largely male, but seldom feminine first name. The forename האל is characteristic of Barbados, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Israel, where it is quite a rare primarily girly, but scarcely male name, and the United States, where it is quite a rare male name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, India, and Canada. More frequently, האל is the last name as well as the forename.
האל 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.