Hal
Could Hal be the Jack, Max, or Gus of the future? It just might happen in the new nickname environment. Hank Azaria put it on his son's birth certificate.
Hal is a venerable nickname for Henry, Harry and Harold, famously used by Shakespeare in King Henry IV as the name of the king's son, the future Henry V.
A number of show biz figures of a certain era have gone by the name, including Hals Roach, Wallis, Ashby, Holbrook, David and Linden. In the eponymous film, Jack Black played "Shallow Hal."
As for the bad-guy machine in "2001: A Space Odyssey," that HAL stood for Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer.
Gender
Boy
Origin
Diminutive of Harold and Henry
Numerology
H is for hero, as you appear to many.
A is for amenable, for your easy going nature.
L is for little, the little things you do.
Lucky
Hal lucky number is 3.
The number 3 has always held powerful symbolism. Think about good things coming in 3s, the birth-life-death cycle, the mind-body-soul connection, the 3 acts of a typical story. Wherever the number 3 shows up in your life, it's generally an omen of creativity, communication, optimism, and curiosity!
Famous People Named Hal
- Harriet Rebecca "Hal" Lane Johnston acting first lady for her uncle James Buchanan
- Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach American film producer, director, actor
- Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook American actor
- Harold John "Hal" Smith American actor and voice actor
- Hal Linden (born Harold Lipshitz) American actor
Hal in Pop Culture
- Hal Mikkelson character in the Brotherband Chronicles by John Flanagan
- Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern superhero
- Hal Mason character on TV's "Falling Skies"
- Hal dad on TV's "Malcolm in the Middle"
- HAL 9000 (Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer) evil computer in book/film "2001: A Space Odyssey,"
