I recently met a friend of my brothers named Halen, now I can’t get the name out of my head! I can’t find much on the name but some sites say it’s a variant of the name [name_m]Hale[/name_m] which means “hero; from the hall”. I actually like it for a boy or a girl, what are your thoughts? I’m sure some people will think of [name_u]Van[/name_u] Halen and that does not bother me. Has anyone heard this name before? Does anyone know more about it? I appreciate any and all help!
Yes, I immediately thought of [name_u]Van[/name_u] Halen, not that that is a negative necessarily. I have never heard of it, other than the group. I am personally not too fond of it. I think it could get confused with [name_f]Helen[/name_f], especially with certain accents.
Any other ideas or comments?
I’m not a fan. I didn’t immediately think of [name_u]Van[/name_u] Halen, so I really struggled to figure out how it was pronounced. [name_f]My[/name_f] guess was [name_m]Hal[/name_m]-en… Like [name_m]Allen[/name_m] with an H. Ultimately I think it presents as a misspelling of [name_f]Helen[/name_f].
It sounds like a made up name to me, very similar to [name_f]Helen[/name_f].
It’s not the worst made-up looking name I’ve seen.
I actually like the sound. I like the sound of [name_m]Hale[/name_m] and Halen is on trend for ends-with-n boys names. I did immediately think of [name_u]Van[/name_u] Halen after initially reading it as [name_f]Helen[/name_f]. I do actually think it’s pretty cool though.