Al

See also: Appendix:Variations of "al"

Translingual

Symbol

Al

1. (chemistry) Chemical symbol for aluminium.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æl/
• Rhymes: -æl

Etymology 1

Noun

Al (plural Als)

1. (sciences) Alfen number

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Al

1. A diminutive of the male given names Alan, Albert, Alexander, Alfred, or other male or female names beginning with Al- [[#English|]], from the Celtic languages, the Germanic languages, Ancient Greek, or Old English.
   • 2009 January 17, Michael Cieply, “The Films Are Green, but Is Sundance?”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:

     In 2006 this city’s showcase event, the Sundance Film Festival, forged what promises to be an enduring link between the cinematic arts and things environmental with a debut screening of “An Inconvenient Truth,” the Al Gore documentary about global warming that went on to win an Academy Award.

Further reading

• “Al”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Dutch Al, a short form of the personal name Adelhard.

Proper noun

Al (plural Als)

1. A surname from Dutch.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Al is the 40976^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 532 individuals. Al is most common among White (45.68%), Hispanic/Latino (24.62%), Black/African American (13.35%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (12.78%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Al”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 17.

Anagrams

• L. A., L.A., LA, La, La-, La., la, lä

Tagalog

Etymology

From English Al.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔal/ [ˈʔal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: Al

Proper noun

Al (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔)

1. a diminutive of the male given names Alberto, Alejandro, Alfredo, Allan, Alvaro, Alvin, or other male names beginning with Al-, from English or Spanish