Halle
English
editEtymology
edit- As a German surname, variant of Hall.
- As a French surname, from the noun halle (“covered room”).
- As a Belgian and Dutch surname, from Halle, Belgium.
- As a Jewish surname, from Halle in Saxony, named after the river Saale.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHalle
- An independent city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
- A female given name, alternative spelling of Hallie. popularized by american actress Halle Berry
Anagrams
editDutch
editEtymology
edit- (Gelderland) First attested as hall in 1263. Potentially a compound of Proto-Germanic *halha- (“highland spur”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil”). Another possibility is a derivation from Middle Dutch halle (“covered market”), from Old Dutch *halla, from Frankish *hallu.
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editProper noun
editHalle n
- A city in Flemish Brabant, Belgium
- A village in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands
- A city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German halle, from Old High German halla, from Proto-West Germanic *hallu. Compare Low German Hall, Dutch hal, English hall, Danish hall, Swedish hall.
Noun
editHalle f (genitive Halle, plural Hallen)
Declension
editDeclension of Halle [feminine]
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editDerived terms
editEtymology 2
editAttested in early manuscripts as Halla. Of unclear origin, traditionally linked to the river Saale, whose name ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”). Or, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju (“building supported by columns”).
Proper noun
editHalle n (proper noun, genitive Halles or (optionally with an article) Halle)
- Halle (an independent city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
- Synonyms: Halle (Saale), Halle an der Saale, Halle a/S., Halle a. d. S., Halle a. S.
- A town in Gütersloh district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Synonyms: Halle (Westf.), Halle (Westfalen)
- A village in Grafschaft Bentheim district, Lower Saxony, Germany
- A municipality of the district of Holzminden, Lower Saxony, Germany
- A small river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- A city and municipality of the district of Halle-Vilvoorde, province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Steffen Drenkelfuss: Halle – die schräge Stadt. In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (Halle/Saalkreis)
Further reading
edit- “Halle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Halle” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Halle” in Duden online
- Halle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Halle”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
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