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Around the globe, Hal (Hal , ハル , 哈尔 , and others...) is a common dominantly masculine, but uncommonly girly first name. The given name Hal is characteristic of Barbados, where it is quite a rare male name, Israel, where it is quite a rare principally girly, but very infrequently boy's name, and the United States, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, India, and Canada. Also, Hal is the last name as well as the forename.
Hal is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Hal | Egypt, Algeria, Netherlands, India, United States |
ハル | Japan |
哈尔 | China |
هال | Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia |
Хал | Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan |
Гел | Ukraine, Russia |
האל | Israel |
Halak, Hale, Hall, Halla, Halle, Harry, Hawkin, Hawkins, Hał, Heel, Heil, Hoit, Hàl, Hàĺ, Hàł, Hál, Háll, Háł, Hâl, Hâĺ, Hâľ, Hâł, Hãl, Hãĺ, Hãł, Häll, Hāl, Hāł, Hăl, Hăł, Hął, Hạl, Kala, Mary, Moll, Sally, Sarah, Ĥal, Ĥãĺ, Ĥął, Ħẵl, Гал, Галь, Халь, Хел, Хул, حآل, حال, حةل, حل,
Hal 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; Hal Emmerich , the fictional character from the Metal Gear series; Hal Yorke , the fictional vampire character from the TV series Being Human and Hal Mason , character in Falling Skies, and in many other works.