Hale
Encyclopedia
Surname
Possible Meanings:From the Old English h(e)alh — nook, hollow or recess.
Old Saxon; Haelaeh - hero. Later connotations: strong, courageous, healthy, robust, etc.
There was no single family which first took the name; it emerged independently across many parts of the United Kingdom — they took their name from where they lived. People who lived in a halh, which was a specialised term for the slightest hollow which could afford shelter to a settlement, as opposed to the larger cumb or valley.
- Alan Hale (disambiguation), several people
- Alan Hale, Sr.Alan Hale, Sr.Alan Hale, Sr. was an American movie actor and director, most widely remembered for his many supporting character roles, in particular as frequent sidekick of Errol Flynn. His wife of over thirty years was Gretchen Hartman , a child actress and silent film player and mother of their three children...
, American actor - Alan Hale, Jr.Alan Hale, Jr.Alan Hale, Jr. was an American film and television actor, best known for his role as Skipper on the popular sitcom Gilligan's Island. Hale was the lookalike son of popular supporting film actor Alan Hale, Sr....
, American actor
- Alan Hale, Sr.
- Alfie HaleAlfie HaleAlfred "Alfie" Hale is a former Irish footballer and manager who played for several clubs in both the League of Ireland and the English League, most notably, Waterford United, Aston Villa, Doncaster Rovers and Cork Celtic. During his career Hale scored 153 goals in the League of Ireland and a...
, Irish footballer and manager - Artemas HaleArtemas HaleArtemas Hale was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Winchendon, Massachusetts, Hale received a limited education and worked on a farm. He taught school in Hingham, Massachusetts from 1804 to 1814. He became interested in the manufacture of cotton gins in Bridgewater...
(1783–1882), American politician - Barbara HaleBarbara HaleBarbara Hale is an American actress best known for her role as legal secretary Della Street on more than 250 episodes of the long-running Perry Mason television series and later reprising the role in dozens of made-for-TV movies....
, American actress - Bob Hale (philosopher)Bob Hale (philosopher)Robert Hale FBA, FRSE is a British philosopher, who is well-known for his contributions to the development of the neo-Fregean philosophy of mathematics in collaboration with Crispin Wright, and for his works in modality and philosophy of language....
, British philosopher - Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of RichmondBrenda Hale, Baroness Hale of RichmondBrenda Marjorie Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond, DBE, QC, PC, FBA is a British legal academic, barrister, judge and a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom....
, a justice of the Supreme Court of the United KingdomSupreme Court of the United KingdomThe Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the supreme court in all matters under English law, Northern Ireland law and Scottish civil law. It is the court of last resort and highest appellate court in the United Kingdom; however the High Court of Justiciary remains the supreme court for criminal... - Clive HaleClive HaleClive Hale was an Australian television news and current affairs presenter on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for 38 years.Hale was born in Cowell, South Australia on the Eyre Peninsula...
(1937–2005), Australian TV presenter - Damian HaleDamian HaleDamian Francis Hale is a former Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Solomon from 2007 to 2010...
(1969–), Australian politician - Daniel Hale (disambiguation), several people
- David Hale (disambiguation), several people
- David Hale (footballer)David Hale (footballer)David Hale is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League...
, in the Australian Football League - David Hale (Whitewater)David Hale (Whitewater)David Hale is a former Arkansas municipal judge, a former Arkansas banker, and a self proclaimed Bill Clinton political supporter—though he never made substantial contributions to any of his campaigns. He alleged the charges that resulted in the Whitewater scandal trials. He worked with Jim...
- David Hale (footballer)
- DeMarlo HaleDeMarlo HaleDeMarlo Hale is a Major League Baseball coach for the Boston Red Sox.Hale is a former first baseman and outfielder in minor league baseball who played in part of four seasons for the Boston and Oakland organizations between 1984 and 1988.Following his playing career, Hale worked at the Bucky Dent...
(1961–), American baseball coach - Denzil HaleDenzil HaleDenzil 'Paddy' Hale is a former professional footballer, who played in The Football League for Bristol Rovers.Hale started playing non-League football for Yatton United and his home town team Clevedon Town before joining Bristol Rovers as an amateur in 1951...
(born 1928), English footballer - Dorothy HaleDorothy HaleDorothy Hale was an American socialite and aspiring actress who committed suicide by jumping off a building in New York City. Hale was considered a remarkably beautiful woman with less remarkable talents who was introduced to high-society and luxury living...
(1905–1938), American socialite - Edward Hale (disambiguation), several people
- Edward Everett HaleEdward Everett HaleEdward Everett Hale was an American author, historian and Unitarian clergyman. He was a child prodigy who exhibited extraordinary literary skills and at age thirteen was enrolled at Harvard University where he graduated second in his class...
, American author and Unitarian clergyman
- Edward Everett Hale
- Enoch HaleEnoch HaleEnoch Hale was born in Rowley, Massachusetts on November 28, 1733. He and his brother Nathan Hale would move to Rindge, New Hampshire as young men. During the French and Indian War Enoch Hale served in the New Hampshire Provincial Regiment in 1755 and 1757-1758...
, New Hampshire Militia officer during the American Revolutionary War and brother of colonel Nathan Hale - Frederick HaleFrederick HaleFrederick Hale was a politician from the U.S. state of Maine, representing the state in the United States Senate from 1917 to 1941. He was the son of Eugene Hale, the grandson of Zachariah Chandler, both also U.S. Senators, brother of diplomat Chandler Hale, and the cousin of U.S...
(1874-1963), U.S. Senator from Maine - Gareth HaleGareth HaleGareth Hale is an English comedian and actor, born 15 January 1953, in Hedon, Yorkshire, who is best known as one half of the comedy duo Hale and Pace with his friend and comic partner Norman Pace....
, British comedian (Hale & Pace) - George Ellery HaleGeorge Ellery HaleGeorge Ellery Hale was an American solar astronomer.-Biography:Hale was born in Chicago, Illinois. He was educated at MIT, at the Observatory of Harvard College, , and at Berlin . As an undergraduate at MIT, he is known for inventing the spectroheliograph, with which he made his discovery of...
, astronomer - Irving HaleIrving HaleIrving Hale was a brigadier general of the United States of America who served in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War and the early stages of the Philippine-American War....
, American general in the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars - Jennifer HaleJennifer HaleJennifer Hale is a Canadian-born American actress and singer best known for her voice over work in video games like Grandia II, the Mass Effect trilogy, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Tales of Symphonia, the Metroid Prime trilogy, the Metal Gear Solid games, Brütal Legend, and Disney's...
, American voice actress - John Hale (disambiguation), several people
- Kurt HaleKurt HaleKurt Hale is an American movie director. He was the director of The Singles Ward, The RM, The Singles 2nd Ward and Church Ball.Hale was one of the founders of Halestorm Entertainment along with David Hunter....
, American film director, grandson of actress Ruth Hale - Lucy HaleLucy HaleKaren Lucille "Lucy" Hale is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Becca Sommers in Bionic Woman, Rose Baker in Privileged, Sherrie in the horror film Scream 4, and as Aria Montgomery on the hit ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars...
, American actress - Matthew Hale (disambiguation), several people
- Matthew Hale (jurist)Matthew Hale (jurist)Sir Matthew Hale SL was an influential English barrister, judge and jurist most noted for his treatise Historia Placitorum Coronæ, or The History of the Pleas of the Crown. Born to a barrister and his wife, who had both died by the time he was 5, Hale was raised by his father's relative, a strict...
(1609–1679) Lord Chief Justice of England - Matthew Blagden HaleMatthew Blagden HaleMatthew Blagden Hale was the first Bishop of Perth and then the Bishop of Brisbane.Born in Alderley, Gloucestershire, England, Matthew Hale was the son of Robert and Lady Theodosia . His maternal grandfather was The Earl of Mayo, Lord Archbishop of Tuam...
, first Bishop of Perth - Matthew F. HaleMatthew F. HaleMatthew F. Hale , more commonly known as Matt Hale, was the third Pontifex Maximus of the white supremacist religion, Creativity, and the founder of the group formerly known as the World Church of the Creator and now known as The Creativity Movement. The organization's headquarters were based in...
(b. 1971), leader of the white supremacist group formerly known as the World Church
- Matthew Hale (jurist)
- Nathan Hale (disambiguation)Nathan Hale (disambiguation)Nathan Hale was an American spy during the Revolutionary War.Nathan Hale may also refer to:In other people* Nathan Hale , American Revolutionary War officer who died as a prisoner of the British...
, several people- Nathan HaleNathan HaleNathan Hale was a soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission in New York City but was captured by the British...
, spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War - Nathan Hale (colonel)Nathan Hale (colonel)Nathan Hale was an American soldier. Born in Hampstead, New Hampshire, he soon moved with his father to Rindge, New Hampshire. Hale participated in the American Revolutionary War and fought in the Battle of Lexington and Concord, Battle of Bunker Hill, Siege of Fort Ticonderoga, and Battle of...
, officer in the American Revolutionary War
- Nathan Hale
- Robert Hale (disambiguation), several people
- Robert Hale (Maine)Robert Hale (Maine)Robert S. Hale was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and first cousin of U.S. Senator Frederick Hale, also of Maine....
(1889–1976), U.S. Representative from Maine - Robert Beverly HaleRobert Beverly HaleRobert Beverly Hale was an artist, curator of American paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and instructor of artistic anatomy at the Art Students League of New York and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art...
(1901–1985), art writer and curator - Robert S. HaleRobert S. HaleRobert Safford Hale was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Chelsea, Vermont, Hale attended South Royalton Academy, and was graduated from the University of Vermont at Burlington in 1842. He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Elizabethtown, New York, in 1847...
(1822–1881), U.S. Representative from New York
- Robert Hale (Maine)
- Ruth Hale (disambiguation), several people
- Ruth Hale (feminist)Ruth Hale (feminist)Ruth Hale was a freelance writer who worked for women's rights in New York City, USA, during the era before and after World War I...
(1887–1934) - Ruth Hale (playwright and actress)Ruth Hale (playwright and actress)Ruth Hale was an American playwright and actress.Hale was born in Granger, Utah and was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....
(1908–2003), American playwright and actress, grandmother of Kurt Hale
- Ruth Hale (feminist)
- Sarah Josepha HaleSarah Josepha HaleSarah Josepha Buell Hale was an American writer and an influential editor. She is the author of the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb"...
, American writer - Shannon HaleShannon HaleShannon Hale is an American author of young adult fantasy and adult fiction.-Biography:Shannon Hale is the author of ten novels, including the best-selling Newbery Honor book Princess Academy, the "Books of Bayern" series, two adult novels, and two graphic novels that she and her husband co-wrote...
(1974–), American author - Sylvia HaleSylvia HaleSylvia Phyllis Hale is a social justice, community and environmental campaigner, and a former Australian politician. She was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2003 to 2010 for the Greens....
, Australian politician - Una HaleUna HaleUna Hale 18 November 1922 – 4 March, 2005) was an Australian operatic soprano, mainly known in her native country and in the United Kingdom. Born in Adelaide, Hale came to Britain in 1946 to study at the Royal College of Music...
(1922–2005), Australian operatic soprano - Walter HaleWalter HaleWalter Henry Hale played first-class cricket for Somerset in 1892 and for Gloucestershire from 1895 to 1909. He was born at West Bromwich, then in Staffordshire, and died at Bishopston, Bristol....
, (1870−1956), Gloucestershire and Somerset cricketer - William Hale (disambiguation), several people
- William Hale (professor)William Hale (professor)Professor William Mathew Hale is a specialist on Turkey and Turkish politics, and Professor of Politics with reference to Turkey at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. ....
, specialist on Turkish politics - William Gardner HaleWilliam Gardner HaleWilliam Gardner Hale , American classical scholar, was born in Savannah, Georgia to a resident New England family.Hale was a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy...
, American classical scholar - Cody Cheyenne Hale, American writer, philosepher, millionaire
- William Hale (professor)
Given name
- HalehHalehHaleh is a feminine given name. People with the name include:* Haleh Afshar, British professor* Haleh Esfandiari, Iranian American academic* Haleh Sahabi, Iranian humanitarian and democracy activist...
, Hale is a spelling of this feminine given name - Hale BoggsHale BoggsThomas Hale Boggs Sr. , was an American Democratic politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana...
(1914–1972/1973), American politician - Hale IrwinHale IrwinHale S. Irwin is an American professional golfer. He is one of the few players in history to have won three U.S. Opens and was one of the world's leading golfers for much of the 1970s and 1980s. He has also developed a career as a golf course architect.Irwin was born in Joplin, Missouri, but was...
, American golfer - Hale JohnsonHale JohnsonAttorney Hale Johnson , was an American politician. He was born in Montgomery County, Indiana and was the son of John B. Johnson. According to historian Nathaniel Haynes, "Mr. Johnson's father, Dr. John B. Johnson, served as assistant surgeon during the Civil War. His grandfather was a Baptist...
(1847–1902), American politician - Hale TharpHale TharpHale Dixon Tharp was a miner during the California Gold Rush, and the first non-Native American to enter Giant Forest, in what is now Sequoia National Park.-Gold Country:...
(1828–?), American gold prospector - Hale T-PoleHale T-PoleTevita Hale Nai Tu'uhoko, often known simply as Hale T-Pole or Hale T Pole, is a Tongan rugby union footballer who plays as a flanker or number eight for the Ricoh Black Rams in the Top League in Japan...
(Tevita Hale Nai Tu'uhoko) (1979–), Tongan rugby union footballer - Hale WoodruffHale WoodruffHale Aspacio Woodruff was an African American artist known for his murals, paintings, and prints. One example of his work, the three-panel Amistad Mutiny murals , can be found at Talladega College in Talladega County, Alabama...
(1900–1980), American artist
In fiction
- Cornelia HaleCornelia HaleCornelia Hale is a fictional character in comic book W.I.T.C.H. and the television series of the same name. She is one of the five teenage girls who are chosen to be the new Guardians of Kandrakar...
, character from W.I.T.C.H. - Daniel HaleDaniel HaleDaniel or Danny Hale may refer to:*Daniel Hale , Secretary of State of New York 1798–1801 and 1810–1811*Danny Hale , American football player and coach*Danny Hale , North Irish footballer...
, character from Prison Break - Jasper Hale and Rosalie Hale, characters from the novel Twilight
- John Hale, character from The CrucibleThe CrucibleThe Crucible is a 1952 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism, when the US government blacklisted accused communists...
- Margaret HaleMargaret HaleMargaret Hale is the heroine of Elizabeth Gaskell's 1855 novel North and South. Indeed, Gaskell wanted the title of North and South to be Margaret Hale.- Descriptions :From Chapter Seven......
, heroine of North and South - Sgt. Nathan Hale, the main character of the PlayStation 3 videogame Resistance: Fall of Man
- Steve Hale, character from Full House
- Saxton Hale, manliest man of all time from Team Fortress 2
- David HaleDavid Hale (Sons of Anarchy)Deputy Chief David Hale was a fictional character on the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, played by Taylor Sheridan. He was a police officer, and the Deputy Chief in the small Northern Californian town of Charming...
, the Deputy Chief in "Sons of Anarchy." - Laura and Derek Hale, characters from the MTV show Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)Teen Wolf is an American television series that currently airs on MTV, and in reruns on TeenNick. The series premiered on June 5, 2011, following the 2011 MTV Movie Awards. Teen Wolf is a supernatural drama series that follows Scott McCall , a high school student and social outcast who is bitten by...
Places
United Kingdom- Hale, Greater ManchesterHale, Greater ManchesterHale is a village and electoral ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. It is contiguous with the southeast of Altrincham, approximately southwest of the city of Manchester....
, in the borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester - Hale, HaltonHale, HaltonHale is a village and civil parish in the Halton unitary authority of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,898....
, in the borough of Halton, Cheshire - Hale, HampshireHale, HampshireHale is a small village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It lies on the border of the New Forest, overlooking the valley of the River Avon. The village is about north-east of the town of Fordingbridge, and about south of the city of Salisbury...
- The Hale, London
- Hale, SurreyHale, SurreyHale is a village in Surrey, England. It lies between Farnham and Aldershot. Located on the side of sandy hills, parts of the village are frequently referred to as either Upper Hale or Lower Hale. Residents have views south towards Hindhead...
- Great HaleGreat HaleGreat Hale is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the B1394 road, immediately south of Heckington and north of Helpringham.-History:...
and Little HaleLittle HaleLittle Hale is a hamlet and civil parish of around 60 houses located directly south of the larger villages of Great Hale and Heckington, 5 miles from the town of Sleaford in Lincolnshire. Little Hale is located on the eastern western edge of the Lincolnshire Fens...
(formally, together just known as Hale), in Lincolnshire
United States
- Hale, ColoradoHale, ColoradoHale is an unincorporated town in Yuma County, Colorado, United States located along US 36. The U.S. Post Office at Idalia now serves Hale postal addresses....
- Hale, UtahHale, UtahHale is a ghost town in Carbon County, Utah. The site lies just to the east of Scofield Reservoir, at an elevation of 7598 feet . In fact, the reservoir covers the upper part of town. Like the other nearby towns of Scofield and Winter Quarters, Utah, Hale was a coal mining camp....
, a ghost town - Hale, WisconsinHale, WisconsinHale is a town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 988 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Hale and Pleasantville are located in the town.-Geography:...
, a town- Hale (community), WisconsinHale (community), WisconsinHale is an unincorporated community located in the town of Hale, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States....
, an unincorporated community
- Hale (community), Wisconsin
- Hale, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Mount Hale (New Hampshire)Mount Hale (New Hampshire)Mount Hale is a mountain located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. The mountain is named after Reverend Edward Everett Hale , and is part of the Twin Range of the White Mountains...
, a peak in the White Mountains - Honolulu HaleHonolulu HaleHonolulu Hale , located on 530 South King Street in downtown Honolulu in the City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii, is the official seat of government of the city and county, site of the chambers of the Mayor of Honolulu and the Honolulu City Council.In the Hawaiian language, hale means house or building...
, Hawaii - Hale County, AlabamaHale County, AlabamaHale County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of Confederate officer Stephen Fowler Hale. As of 2010 the population was 15,760. Its county seat is Greensboro and it is part of the Tuscaloosa Metropolitan Statistical Area....
- Hale County, TexasHale County, TexasHale County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 36,602. It was organized in 1888, and is named for Lt. John C. Hale, a hero of the Battle of San Jacinto. The seat of the county is Plainview. It is home of the noted former Hale County Judge, Judge Bill...
Poland
- Hałe, Podlaskie Voivodeship
In astronomy
- Hale telescopeHale telescopeThe Hale Telescope is a , 3.3 reflecting telescope at the Palomar Observatory in California, named after astronomer George Ellery Hale. With funding from the Rockefeller Foundation, he orchestrated the planning, design, and construction of the observatory, but did not live to see its commissioning...
, 200 inches (5.1 m) telescope at Palomar Observatory in California - 60-inch Hale, a 60 inches (1.5 m) telescope at Mount Wilson ObservatoryMount Wilson ObservatoryThe Mount Wilson Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The MWO is located on Mount Wilson, a 5,715 foot peak in the San Gabriel Mountains near Pasadena, northeast of Los Angeles...
in California - Hale (lunar crater)Hale (lunar crater)Hale is a relatively young lunar impact crater that is located on the southern limb of the Moon. Over half the crater lies on the far side of the Moon, and from the Earth this formation is viewed from the side. Thus the crater must be viewed from orbit in order to discern much detail. The nearest...
- Hale (Martian crater)Hale (Martian crater)Hale is a crater at 35.7°S, 323.4°E on Mars, just north of Argyre basin. It was created by an asteroid roughly across that impacted at an oblique angle about 3.5 to 3.8 billion years ago. The rim and ejecta are eroded and show smaller impacts, but subsequent deposits have covered up small craters...
Other uses
- Hale's AlesHale's Ales-History:It was founded by Mike Hale in 1983. The first batch was brewed in a Colville, Washington apartment before the brewery opened in a local warehouse. Its second brewery opened four years later in Kirkland, Washington. The Colville brewery moved to Spokane, Washington, in 1992, and the...
, American brewing company - Hale (band)Hale (band)Hale was an alternative rock band from Manila, Philippines. The group consisted of Champ Lui Pio, Roll Martinez, Sheldon Gellada, and Paolo Santiago.- Formation :...
, alternative rock band in the Philippines- Hale (album)Hale (album)- Credits :All songs written and performed by HaleExecutive Producer: Christopher SyProduced by Russell Eustaguio & Kiko GuevarraLabel Manager: Ethel CachaperoAll instruments recorded by Angee Rozul at Tracks Recording Studio...
, by the band Hale
- Hale (album)
- Robert Hale, a publishing company
- HALE, a high-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicleUnmanned aerial vehicleAn unmanned aerial vehicle , also known as a unmanned aircraft system , remotely piloted aircraft or unmanned aircraft, is a machine which functions either by the remote control of a navigator or pilot or autonomously, that is, as a self-directing entity...
- HALE ("Health Adjusted Life Expectancy"), the World Health Organization's estimate of disability-free life expectancyLife expectancyLife expectancy is the expected number of years of life remaining at a given age. It is denoted by ex, which means the average number of subsequent years of life for someone now aged x, according to a particular mortality experience...
- Hale SchoolHale SchoolHale School is a selective, independent, Anglican day and boarding school for boys, located in Wembley Downs, a coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia....
, an independent boys' school in Perth, Western Australia - Camp HaleCamp HaleCamp Hale, between Red Cliff and Leadville in the Eagle River valley in Colorado, was a U.S. Army training facility constructed in 1942 for what became the 10th Mountain Division. It was named for General Irving Hale....
, an alpine military training camp in Colorado
See also
- HayleHayleHayle is a small town, civil parish and cargo port in west Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated at the mouth of the Hayle River and is approximately seven miles northeast of Penzance...
in Cornwall, England - HalesHalesHales is a small village in Norfolk, England. It covers an area of and had a population of 479 in 192 households as of the 2001 census.-Church of St Margaret:...
, in Norfolk, England - Hales (surname)Hales (surname)Hales is a surname, and may refer to* Derek Hales, English footballer* E. E. Y. Hales, English historian* John Hales, English theologian* John Hales , English writer and politician* Randy Hales, Wrestling promoter...
- McHale (surname)McHale (surname)McHale is a surname of Irish origin. It refers to:Persons*Brian McHale , American literary theorist and author*Brian K. McHale , American politician from Maryland*D. J...