Schaal

See also: schaal

English

Etymology

• As a German surname, from Schaala in Thüringen, from Old High German scalaha (“dirty water”) (compare Schale (“peel”), or Schlamm (“mud”)). Also from Schaalsee, a lake near Ratzeburg, itself probably related to the noun meaning "bowl."
• As a German and Dutch surname, from the noun Schale (“dish”).
• Also as a Dutch surname Van der Schaal, from the obsolete adjective schald (“shallow”), see shallow.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Schaal (plural Schaals)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schaal is the 14920^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1984 individuals. Schaal is most common among White (95.87%) individuals.

Anagrams

• calash

Hunsrik

Etymology

From English shawl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɔːl/

Noun

Schaal m (plural Schaal, diminutive Scheelche)

1. shawl, headscarf

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Schaal”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch