from a medieval personal name, a short form of various
Germanic personal names.
German: nickname for an unctuous person,
from Middle High German hæl(e) ‘secret’, ‘smooth’.
North
German: nickname for a secretive or reclusive person, or topographic
name for someone who lived at a remote or concealed spot, from Middle
Low German hele ‘secret’, ‘concealed’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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