Al
Translingual
Symbol
AlCategory:Translingual lemmas#ALCategory:Translingual symbols#ALCategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#ALCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#ALCategory:Pages with entries#ALCategory:Pages with 3 entries#AL
- (chemistryCategory:Symbols for chemical elements#AL) Chemical symbol for aluminium.
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
Al (plural Als)Category:English lemmas#ALCategory:English nouns#ALCategory:English countable nouns#ALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ALCategory:Pages with entries#ALCategory:Pages with 3 entries#AL
Etymology 2
Proper noun
AlCategory:English lemmas#ALCategory:English proper nouns#ALCategory:English uncountable nouns#ALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ALCategory:Pages with entries#ALCategory:Pages with 3 entries#AL
- A diminutive of the male given names Alan, Albert, Alexander, Alfred, or other male or female names beginning with Al-, from the Celtic languages, the Germanic languages, Ancient Greek, or Old EnglishCategory:English given names#ALCategory:English male given names#ALCategory:English male given names from Celtic languages#ALCategory:English male given names from Germanic languages#ALCategory:English male given names from Ancient Greek#ALCategory:English male given names from Old English#ALCategory:English diminutives of male given names#ALCategory:English diminutives of male given names from Celtic languages#ALCategory:English diminutives of male given names from Germanic languages#ALCategory:English diminutives of male given names from Ancient Greek#ALCategory:English diminutives of male given names from Old English#AL.
- 2009 January 17, Michael Cieply, “The Films Are Green, but Is Sundance?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:
- In 2006 this city’s showcase event, the Sundance Film Festival, forged what promises to be an enduring link between the cinematic arts and things environmental with a debut screening of “An Inconvenient Truth,” the Al Gore documentary about global warming that went on to win an Academy Award.Category:English terms with quotations#AL
Further reading
- “Al”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Etymology 3
Borrowed from DutchCategory:English terms borrowed from Dutch#ALCategory:English terms derived from Dutch#AL Al, a short form of the personal name Adelhard.
Proper noun
Al (plural Als)Category:English lemmas#ALCategory:English proper nouns#ALCategory:English countable nouns#ALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ALCategory:Pages with entries#ALCategory:Pages with 3 entries#AL
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Al is the 40976th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 532 individuals. Al is most common among White (45.68%), Hispanic/Latino (24.62%), Black/African American (13.35%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (12.78%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Al”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 17.
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Tagalog terms borrowed from English#ALCategory:Tagalog terms derived from English#AL Al.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Al (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔)Category:Tagalog lemmas#ALCategory:Tagalog proper nouns#ALCategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#ALCategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#ALCategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#ALCategory:Pages with entries#ALCategory:Pages with 3 entries#AL
- a diminutive of the male given names Alberto, Alejandro, Alfredo, Allan, Alvaro, Alvin, or other male names beginning with Al-, from English or SpanishCategory:Tagalog given names#ALCategory:Tagalog male given names#ALCategory:Tagalog male given names from English#ALCategory:Tagalog male given names from Spanish#ALCategory:Tagalog diminutives of male given names#ALCategory:Tagalog diminutives of male given names from English#ALCategory:Tagalog diminutives of male given names from Spanish#AL