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Schaal.

A surname.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name
  1. A surname.

Where this word comes from

* As a German surname, from Schaala in Thüringen, from Old High German scalaha (“dirty water”) (compare Schale (“peel”), or Schlamm (“mud”)). Also from Schaalsee, a lake near Ratzeburg, itself probably related to the noun meaning "bowl." * As a German and Dutch surname, from the noun Schale (“dish”). * Also as a Dutch surname Van der Schaal, from the obsolete adjective schald (“shallow”), see shallow.

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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.