Getting to Hal

I really like the nn [name]Hal[/name] but I don’t like the full name [name]Harold[/name]. What other names could have the nn [name]Hal[/name]?

What do you think of [name]Halloran[/name]?

I always associate [name]Hal[/name] with [name]Henry[/name], plus you have the Shakespearean link with [name]Henry[/name] V being called [name]Prince[/name] [name]Hal[/name]. I love both [name]Henry[/name] and [name]Hal[/name], much fresher than the overused [name]Harry[/name].

My first thought would be [name]Hadley[/name].

[name]Hal[/name] is an established nickname for [name]Henry[/name], which seems like your taste. [name]Absalom[/name]? That might be stretching it too much. Maybe [name]Halcyon[/name] or [name]Marshall[/name]? I like [name]Halloran[/name]. I’ve never heard it before, but it’s intriguing.

[name]Halloran[/name] is nice, I’ve never heard it before. It could work.

Here’s how I’d get to [name]Hal[/name]: [name]Hallam[/name], [name]Hamilton[/name], [name]Hanley[/name], [name]Halden[/name], [name]Halbert[/name], [name]Halston[/name], [name]Harlen[/name], [name]Hannibal[/name].

Isn’t [name]Hal[/name] great? I love him too!

I’m partial to the [name]Henry[/name] suggestion, but also like the suggestion of [name]Hadley[/name].

Perhaps it could also work for Halen, [name]Hale[/name], Halford. Though I do like just [name]Hal[/name] on his own too!

What about [name]Harlan[/name]?