Type Surname
Usage French
Meaning & History
Not available.
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indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname (from location)
Usage German
Meaning & History
Topographic name probably derived from Old High German helle "hell", denoting a place with a steep hollow or a wild area.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Norwegian
Meaning & History
From any of several toponyms derived from Old Norse hallr "rock, boulder, stone slab".
Meaning & History
Means "hot weather, swelter" in Finnish, mostly adopted in the 20th century to replace Swedish names beginning with Hell- or Häll-.