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Origin of the Surname HALES.
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HALES.
From a village in Gloucestershire, and also a town in Norfolk, England. In
Cornish British, it signifies low, level lands washed by a river or the sea; a
moor. Playfair says, "The word Hales is a compound one, being formed of the
Saxon Hale or Heile, strong healthy, and ley, etc.
Others derive it from Halig, Saxon, holy.
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C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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