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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : Noble, bright; famous

How Popular Is The Name Al

Family name origins & meanings

  • Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Adelhard, which is of Germanic origin, composed of the elements adal ‘noble’ + hard ‘bold’, ‘hardy’.
  • Swedish : variant of Ahl.

Famous people with this first name

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