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Al en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /æl/

Meanings

  1. Alfen number

Forms

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Source: en.wiktionary, “Al” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Al en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /æl/

Meanings

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Alan, Albert, Alexander, Alfred, and other male or female names beginning with Al- , from the Celtic languages, the Germanic languages, Ancient Greek, or Old English.
    • 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. 2009 January 17, Michael Cieply, “The Films Are Green, but Is Sundance?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:
Source: en.wiktionary, “Al” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Al en · PROPN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /æl/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. A surname from Dutch.

Forms

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