Given name & surname

Ahl

“eel”

Ahl is a surname with more than one origin.

Original GermanAal

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a German surname, Ahl goes back to a word meaning “eel.”

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Where it comes from

Ahl has more than one origin: as a German surname, it comes from German; as a Swedish surname, it goes back to a word meaning “alder”.

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Ahl’s family of names

In German usage, Ahl as a surname has a related form in AAL. In English usage, Ahl as a surname has a related form in AUL.

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