Hal
[hæl]Meaning
a medieval diminutive of Harry
Background Story
Hal is a medieval diminutive of Harry, formed in English as a lambdacism of that name, as Sally is of Sarah and Moll of Mary. In Shakespeare's two historical plays about Henry IV, Prince Hal is the name of the future King Henry V. The name is also used in Armenian, Basque, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Frisian and Georgian.
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