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"HAL" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a home ruler". |
Date "HAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1598. (references) |
"HAL" is a common misspelling or typo for: hail, hale, half, hall, halo, halt, haul, heal. |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | HAL 1. |
Literature | Hal A familiar contraction of Harry (for Henry). Similarly, Dol is a contraction of Dorothy; Mol, of Mary, etc. The substitution of P for M as the initial letter of proper names is seen in such examples as Polly for Molly, Patty for Martha, Peggy for Margy (i.e. Margaret), etc. (See Elizabeth.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "HAL."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
HAL | English | Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd | N/A |
HAL | Italian | Halibut | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Crosswords: HAL |
| English words defined with "HAL": amiable ♦ good-humored, good-humoured. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "HAL": 6.001 ♦ Bluff Harry ♦ HAL/S, Hardware Abstraction Layer ♦ Nerd pride ♦ PC-Scheme, Pretty Good Privacy ♦ Windows NT. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "HAL" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (hall), Hungarian (boil, fish), Indonesian (case, fact, instance, item, matter, situation), Latin (atlantic halibut(= fish)), Malay (affair, case, matter), Papiamen (bile, gall), Romanian (bad plight), Somali (one), Swedish (evasive, oily, slick, slippery, slithery, smooth), Turkish (aspect, circs, condition, demeanor, demeanour, estate, event, face, fettle, lay, plight, posture, repair, set, sight, situation, stand, state, status), Turkmen (force, health). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I don't know if Hal is homicidal, suicidal, neurotic, psychotic, or just plain broken (2010; writing credit: Arthur C. Clarke; Peter Hyams) Hal, this isn't funny (Malcolm in the Middle; writing credit: Daniel Frenette) Hal, how are we supposed to keep drinking when there's nothing in the bottle (Flashback; writing credit: David Loughery) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Dora-on jawa ddonya hal ja (1972) The Adventures of Hal 5 (1958) Hal aktulu zawji (1958) Åsa-Nisse på hal is (1954) | |
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![]() | As seen in Time Magazine (September 7,1998)Sunlight glints off Hurricane Bonnie as it approaches the North Carolinacoast on the morning of August 26, 1998 (07:37 EDT). Data derived fromNOAA-12 satellite. Image produced by Hal Pierce, Laboratory forAtmospheres, NASA Goddard SpaceFlight Center. Credit: NASA. | ![]() | Data from NOAA GOES satellite. Images produced by Hal Pierce, Laboratory forAtmospheres, NASA GoddardSpace Flight Center. Credit: NASA. |
![]() | Hal Demuth on the left and Miller Tonkel plotting hydrography Note metallic three-arm protractor. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. | ![]() | Gen. Hal Hornburg and Christina Stuchly. |
![]() | Hal Pyle, NRCS district conservationist, and conservation partner check samples from a water monitoring project in a neighborhood located in Springfield, Illinois. The project is sponsored by several federal, state and county agencies. The system is monit. Credit: Bob Nichols. | ![]() | NRCS District Conservationist Hal Pyle checks information along a buffer in Sangamon County, Illinois. This buffer traps sediment from the cropland preventing it from going into the stream. The grasses also provide food and nesting areas for song birds. Credit: Bob Nichols. |
David Blackston in the foreground with (L - R) Hal Bernton, Governor Kitzhaber, rancher Stacie Davies, and Sec. Babbitt in the background at Big Indian Gorge. Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig. | Governor Kitzhaber with Oregonian newspaper reporter Hal Barnton at Big Indian Gorge overlook. Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig. | ||
![]() | Physiotherapist and poliomyelitis patient. / P. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by Hal Rumel.. | ![]() | Quoth Hal to Dick, I know its true... / [John Collier]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "HAL" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 80.76% of the time. "HAL" is used about 343 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 80.76% | 277 | 17,585 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 18.66% | 64 | 42,009 |
| Noun (common) | 0.58% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 343 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "HAL" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Hal | First name Male | 13,000 | 601 |
| Hal | Last name | 100 | 84,137 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "HAL" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a home ruler". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "HAL." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Hal | Male | English | Harry |
| Harriet | Female | English | Harry |
| Harriett | Female | English | Harry |
| Harrietta | Female | English | Harry |
| Harriette | Female | English | Harry |
| Harris | Male | English | Harry |
| Harrison | Male | English | Harry |
| Harry | Male | English | Henry |
| Henry | Male | English | N/A |
| Parry | Male | Welsh | Harry |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| Netherlands | HAL Trust |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expression using "HAL": hal peg. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "HAL": Hal-marut. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
hal lindsey | 545 | hal india.com | 35 |
hal spark | 513 | hal pc | 33 |
shallow hal | 489 | hal 2000 | 31 |
hal | 355 | hal leonard publishing | 28 |
hal leonard | 304 | hal picture spark | 26 |
hal higdon | 153 | hal linden | 25 |
hal lunar | 148 | hal life | 25 |
hal moore | 123 | hal roach | 22 |
hal ketchum | 120 | col hal lt moore | 22 |
hal 9000 | 99 | david hal | 21 |
hal turner | 95 | hal lindsey.com | 21 |
hal shallow soundtrack | 93 | hal leonard music | 20 |
hal lindsay | 91 | hal hartley | 19 |
hal lindsey oracle | 66 | ultra hal | 18 |
hal u | 58 | hal leonard corporation | 18 |
cast hal shallow | 53 | hal higdon marathon training | 17 |
hal pc.org | 50 | hal sutton | 17 |
hal rockland | 46 | hal india | 16 |
hal linsey | 39 | hal rogers | 16 |
hal holbrook | 39 | gay hal spark | 16 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "HAL"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Romanian | cuier (hal peg, hallstand, hanger, hanging, hat stand, peg, rack, rail, stand). (various references) | |
Russian | of Henry Хэл. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Hippoglossus hippoglossus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 19, Verse 10 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Hlqen gar o uioV tou anqrwpou zhthsai kai swsai to apolwloV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Venit enim Filius hominis quaerere et salvum facere quod perierat |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Mannes sunu com secean and hal don bæt forwearð; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And make saaf this thing that perischede. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | For the sonne of ma is come to seke and to save that which was looste. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour. |
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| Language | Luke Chapter 19, Verse 10 |
| Cebuano | Kay ang Anak sa Tawo mianhi sa pagpangita ug pagluwas sa nawala." |
| Chinese | 人 子 來 、 為 要 尋 找 拯 救 失 喪 的 人 。 |
| Croatian | Ta Sin Èovjeèji doðe potražiti i spasiti izgubljeno!" |
| Danish | thi Menneskesønnen er kommen for at søge og frelse det fortabte." |
| Dutch | Want de Zoon des mensen is gekomen, om te zoeken en zalig te maken, dat verloren was. |
| Finnish | sillä Ihmisen Poika on tullut etsimään ja pelastamaan sitä, mikä kadonnut on". |
| French | Car le Fils de l`homme est venu chercher et sauver ce qui était perdu. |
| German | Denn des Menschen Sohn ist gekommen, zu suchen und selig zu machen, das verloren ist. |
| Haitian Creole | Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a vin chache sa ki te pèdi pou l' delivre yo. |
| Hungarian | Mert azért jött az embernek Fia, hogy megkeresse és megtartsa, a mi elveszett. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Anak Manusia datang untuk mencari dan menyelamatkan orang yang sesat." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Karena Anak manusia datang hendak mencari dan menyelamatkan yang sesat." |
| Latvian | Jo Cilvçka Dçls nâcis meklçt un pestît to, kas bija zudis. |
| Maori | I haere mai hoki te Tama a te tangata ki te rapu, ki te whakaora i te mea i ngaro. |
| Norwegian | for Menneskesønnen er kommet for å søke og frelse det som var fortapt. |
| Portuguese | Porque o Filho do homem veio buscar e salvar o que se havia perdido. |
| Rumanian | Pentrucq Fiul omului a venit sq caute wi sq mkntuiascq ce era pierdut.`` |
| Russian | Й'П уЩО юЕМПЧЕЮЕУЛЙК ТЙЫЕМ ЧЪЩУЛБФШ Й У БУФЙ ПЗЙ'ЫЕЕ. |
| Shuar | Wisha Aents Ajasu asan menkakaru ainia nuna eakan uwemtikrartaj tusan Táwitjai." Tu Tímiayi. |
| Spanish | Porque el Hijo del Hombre ha venido a buscar y a salvar lo que se había perdido. |
| Swahili | Kwa maana Mwana wa Mtu amekuja kutafuta na kuokoa waliopotea." ic |
| Swedish | Ty Människosonen har kommit för att uppsöka och frälsa det som var förlorat." |
| Uma | Apa' toe-mile pai' tumai-ae, Aku' Ana' Manusia'. Tumai-a mpopali' tauna to molaa ngkai Alata'ala, pai' mpohore-ra ngkai huku' jeko' -ra." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "HAL": halacha, halachas, halachot, halachoth, halakah, halakahs, halakha, halakhas, halakhot, halakic, halakist, halakists, halakoth, halala, halalah, halalahs, halalas, halation, halations, halavah, halavahs, halazone, halazones, halberd, halberds, halbert, halberts, halcyon, halcyons, hale, haled, haleness, halenesses, haler, halers, haleru, hales, halest, half, halfback, halfbacks, halfbeak, halfbeaks, halfhearted, halfheartedly, halfheartedness, halfheartednesses, halflife, halflives, halfness, halfnesses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "HAL": apocryphal, azimuthal, benthal, bequeathal, betrothal, burghal, caliphal, canthal, catarrhal, conchal, dhal, epochal, exarchal, gnathal, hierarchal, hyphal, lethal, marshal, matriarchal, monachal, monarchal, narwhal, neanderthal, nonlethal, nuchal, nymphal, paschal, patriarchal, rhonchal, semilethal, seneschal, spathal, sublethal, therewithal, triumphal, trochal, unlethal, wherewithal, withal, zenithal. (additional references) | |
Words containing "HAL": acanthocephalan, acanthocephalans, acephalous, achalasia, achalasias, anencephalic, anencephalies, anencephaly, antiwhaling, apocryphally, apocryphalness, apocryphalnesses, asphalt, asphalted, asphaltic, asphalting, asphaltite, asphaltites, asphalts, asphaltum, asphaltums, autocephalies, autocephalous, autocephaly, azimuthally, bechalk, bechalked, bechalking, bechalks, behalf, behalves, bequeathals, betrothals, brachycephalic, brachycephalies, brachycephaly, cachalot, cachalots, catarrhally, catchall, catchalls, cephalad, cephalexin, cephalexins, cephalic, cephalically, cephalin, cephalins, cephalization, cephalizations, cephalometric. (additional references) | |
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"HAL" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ahl, Haala, Hacl, Hali, Halu, Heyl, Hfa, Hoall, Hwal, Jhal, Khal, Ohal. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-h-l" | |
-1 letter: ah, al, ha, la. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-h-l" | |
+1 letter: blah, dahl, dhal, hail, hale, half, hall, halm, halo, halt, harl, haul, heal, hila, hula, hyla, lakh, lash, lath. | |
+2 letters: ahold, ahull, aleph, almah, almeh, aloha, alpha, altho, blahs, chalk, chela, clach, clash, dahls, dhals, flash, galah, hadal, hails, haled, haler, hales, halid, hallo, halls, halma, halms, halos, halts, halva, halve, hamal, haole, haply, harls, haulm, hauls, hazel, heals, hemal, hilar, holla, horal, hulas, hylas, lahar, laich, laigh, laith, lakhs, larch, latch, lathe, lathi, laths, lathy, laugh, leach, leash, lehua, loach, loath, lotah, phial, phyla, plash, ralph, selah, shale, shall, shalt, shaly, shaul, shawl, sheal, shoal, slash, uhlan, whale, wheal. | |
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