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Heller
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heller
English
Etymology
As a en de - surname, from a coin known as the de häller, first minted at de Schwäbisch Hall, compare en Hall. Also as a Jewish habitational surname for someone from this area.
Also as German surname, variant of en Helle, itself from de Hölle Helle hell.
As a en nl - surname, variant of en Helder, from the adjective nl helder clear, bright.
As an English surname, variant of en Hillier.
Also as an English surname, from en enm heller dweller on the hill, see en Hiller and en Huller.
Also as a Jewish surname, from German de hell bright, light or en yi העל of the same meaning.
Proper noun
s
en.
Derived terms
en Hellerwork
Anagrams
en eehllr here'll
German
Etymology
From the name of the city of Hall am Kocher (today Schwäbisch Hall).
Pronunciation
de /ˈhɛlɐ/
de De-Heller.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ɛlɐ 2
Noun
m
heller, a coin made of gold or silver used as currency in Germany during the Middle Ages.
de Wer den Heller nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert. He who does not respect the heller is not worthy of the taler.
Declension
m
Derived terms
de bis auf den letzten Heller keinen Heller für etwas geben keinen Heller wert sein keinen roten Heller für etwas geben keinen roten Heller wert sein
Descendants
sw hela 1
Further reading
de Heller (Münze)
de Heller (Tschecheslowakei)
de Currency