Hall.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname. A British and Scandinavian topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived in or near a hall.
A surname. A surname from German for someone associated with a salt mine.
A surname. An Anglo-Norman surname.
A village in Gelderland, Netherlands.
A number of places in the United States: Former name of Las Lomas, a CDP in California.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Granite County, Montana.
A number of places in the United States: A hamlet and census-designated place in Ontario County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Clark County, Washington.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
A village in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Where this word comes from
* As an English, Scottish, Irish, German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish surname: all from the noun hall. The name was likely reinforced by similar sounding words such as Swedish häll (“rock slab”). * As a Chinese surname, variant Romanization of 何, 賀 /贺 (hè), see He. ** (locomotive): The locomotives were named after English and Welsh country houses with 'Hall' in their titles. ** (British and Scandinavian surnames): From the buildings, halls
Hall class, a class of steam locomotive used on the GWR.
Where this word comes from
* As an English, Scottish, Irish, German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish surname: all from the noun hall. The name was likely reinforced by similar sounding words such as Swedish häll (“rock slab”). * As a Chinese surname, variant Romanization of 何, 賀 /贺 (hè), see He. ** (locomotive): The locomotives were named after English and Welsh country houses with 'Hall' in their titles. ** (British and Scandinavian surnames): From the buildings, halls
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.