Hail

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Hail

1. A province of Saudi Arabia
2. A city in Hail, Saudi Arabia

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Hail (plural Hails)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hail is the 364^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 86240 individuals. Hail is most common among White (73.14%) and Black/African American (21.6%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Hlai, hila

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• hail (Föhr-Amrum)

Etymology

From Old Frisian heil, from Proto-West Germanic *hagl, from Proto-Germanic *haglaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haɪ̯l]

Noun

Hail m

1. (Sylt) hail