Hehl Family History
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Hehl Name Meaning
from a medieval personal name, a short form of various Germanic personal names. German: nickname for an unctuous person, from Middle High German hæl(e) ‘secret’, ‘smooth’. North German: nickname for a secretive or reclusive person, or topographic name for someone who lived at a remote or concealed spot, from Middle Low German hele ‘secret’, ‘concealed’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Gehl, Hell, Kehl, Hohl, Heil, Wehr, Oehl, Hoehl, Ahl, Pehl