Halle

• 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.

• (female given name) enPR: hălē, IPA^(key): /ˈhæli/

Halle

1. An independent city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
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2. A female given name, alternative spelling of Hallie. popularized by american actress Halle Berry

• Hella, hella, hella-

• (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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑ.lə/
• Hyphenation: Hal‧le
• Rhymes: -ɑlə

Halle n

1. a city in Flemish Brabant, Belgium

   Meronyms: Buizingen, Lembeek

2. a village in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands
3. a city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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• IPA^(key): /ˈhalə/
• Rhymes: -alə

From 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.

Halle f (genitive Halle, plural Hallen)

1. hall (a spacious room, especially one with a specific function)

• Hallenbad
• Hallenschwimmbad

Attested in early manuscripts as Halla. Of unclear origin, traditionally linked to the river Saale, whose name ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”). Alternatively, from Proto-West Germanic *hallu (“building supported by columns”).