Name Element MAHAL - Behind the Name

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Old High German and Old Saxon word meaning "meeting, assembly, court".

Other Languages & Culturesmaþlą(Old Germanic)

Given Name DescendantsMelle(Dutch) Major(English) Mahali, Malger(Germanic)

Surname DescendantMajor(English)

Köbler, Gerhard. Altsächsisches Wörterbuch, entry mahal, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/aswbhinw.html.

Entry added December 7, 2022