Heil

See also: heil and Héil

English

Etymology

As a German surname, shortened from Heinrich. As a German and Dutch surname, from the name Heila, from hail (“whole”).

Proper noun

Heil (plural Heils)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Heil is the 4,327th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8,205 individuals. Heil is most common among White (94.50%) individuals.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German heil, from Old High German heil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haɪ̯l/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯l
  • Homophone: heil

Noun

Heil n (strong, genitive Heiles or Heils, no plural)

  1. health, salvation, well-being, happiness, a state of intactness and prosperity
    Heil dir! ― hail to thee!
  2. (religion) salvation, wellbeing in the afterlife

Declension

Declension of Heil [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Heil
genitive eines des Heiles, Heils
dative einem dem Heil, Heile1
accusative ein das Heil

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

(greetings)

  • Petri Heil, Weidmanns Heil (Waidmanns Heil, Weidmannsheil; cp. Weidmannsheil n)
  • Berg Heil (cp. Bergheil n), Sieg Heil, Ski Heil (Skiheil)
  • Heil Hitler

Further reading

  • “Heil” in Duden online
  • “Heil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Plautdietsch

Noun

Heil n (no plural)

  1. health
  2. welfare
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