Given name & surname

Hales

“hollow, nook”

Hales is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Hales goes back to Old English halh, meaning “hollow, nook.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Hales comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

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

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old English

Hallowes

“hollow”

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Old English

Hallows

“hollow”

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Germanic

Hard

“tough, brave, hardy”

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Old English

Haw

“enclosure”

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Old English

Hanney

“rooster”

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Old English

Heeps

“heap, pile”

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Old English

Huish

Huish is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old English.

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Old English

Biles

Biles is a surname.

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