Given name & surname
Heil
“whole”
Heil is a surname with more than one origin. It is used in English and German.
Original GermanHeinrich
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a German and Dutch surname, it goes back to a word meaning “whole.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
As a German and Dutch surname, it goes back to a word meaning “whole”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In German usage, Heil as a surname developed from Heinrich.
Heil’s family of names
In German usage, Heil as a surname developed from Heinrich. In German usage, Heil as a surname has a related form in Haile. In German usage, Heil as a surname has a related form in HEILE.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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