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Gaal
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English
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Gaal is the 27331st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 884 individuals. Gaal is most common among White (85.86%) individuals.
Anagrams
en aagl Gala agal alga gala
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as gala in 1174. Etymology nl unknown. Proposed etymologies include a derivation from a compound hydronym formed from either gem-pro *galan sing, rage or nl gal bile, yellow and nl aa water, river or from gem-pro *alha- homestead, farmstead prefixed with the collectivising prefix nl ga-. Compare nl Galder, nl Maasniel and nl Middegaal.
Pronunciation
nl /ɣaːl/
nl Gaal
nl aːl 1
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Maashorst p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
References
German
de:
Proper noun
toponym
de municipality s/Styria c/Austria