Al as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Al

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The baby name Al is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /æl/.

Al is Celtic, Greek in Origin.

Gender: Male

Syllables: 1.0

Origin: Celtic, Greek

Pronunciation: /æl/

What is the meaning of the name Al ?

The baby name Al is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /æl/.

Al is Celtic, Greek in Origin.

Al is a compact, pan‑European hypocorism functioning chiefly as a clipped form of longer names beginning with Al-. In English it shortens Albert (Germanic adal “noble” + beraht “bright”), Alfred (“elf counsel”), Alan (Breton, possibly “handsome” or “little rock”), and Alexander/Alistair (Greek “defender of men”). In Romance traditions it can abbreviate Alessandro, Alejandro, Álvaro, Alfonso, or Alphonse. It’s also used across genders as a short form of Alice, Alison, or Alexandra. Though similar in spelling, it is unrelated to the Arabic definite article al‑ and is not used that way as a given name.

As an independent name, Al saw modest popularity in North America in the early to mid‑20th century before declining. Variants and cousins include Albie, Alf/Alfie, Alec/Alex, Sandy, Xander, and Ally. Meanings vary by source name but cluster around “noble/bright,” “defender,” and “elf‑counsel/friend.”

Al has the following similar or variant Names

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Al Lettieri

Actor · Born 1928 · United States

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Al Pitrelli

Musician · Born 1962 · United States

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Al Jean

Actor|musician · Born 1961 · United States

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Al Roker

Actor · Born 1954 · United States

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Al Matthews

Actor · Born 1942 · United States

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Al Lewis

Actor · Born 1923 · United States

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Al Leong

Actor · Born 1952 · United States

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Al Sapienza

Actor · Born 1962 · United States

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Al Lowe

Actor · Born 1946 · United States

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Al Ruscio

Actor · Born 1924 · United States

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Al Parker

Actor · Born 1952 · United States

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Al Molinaro

Actor · Born 1919 · United States

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Al Grey

Musician · Born 1925 · United States

Al Grey was an American jazz trombonist best known for playing with the Count Basie Orchestra and for his distinctive plunger mute style. He appeared on notable Basie recordings like The Atomic Mr. Basie and Basie in London, and he also shared his expertise in his 1987 instructional book Plunger Techniques.

Name	Last Name(s)	Mother	Mother famous for	Fame Level	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Al	Gore III				Al Gore	journalist	★★★★★

Al – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2004	#1	—	557
DJ		0	#17	1	322
MV		0	#18	2	644
BD	Boys	0	#19	5,197	10,045
OM		0	#25	128	6,215
BN		0	#26	7	2,297
ET	Boys	0	#27	1	678
BN	Boys	0	#29	149	6,332
MV	Girls	0	#33	3	2,021
MV	Boys	0	#33	45	3,375
ID		0	#34	6	2,238
BD		0	#36	355	5,992
DJ	Boys	0	#36	1	657
TM	Boys	0	#36	1	614
MT		0	#43	1	1,767
AE		0	#46	148	10,220
MO		0	#49	4	2,706
OM	Boys	0	#50	3,868	17,948
QA		0	#52	49	7,011
IQ		0	#53	91	3,533
CM		0	#55	2	2,592
AL		0	#56	20	2,372
BH		0	#59	1,181	17,937
CY		0	#60	1	1,632
OM	Girls	0	#61	485	15,987
PH		0	#61	36	5,607
SA		0	#63	340	10,560
LU		0	#65	2	2,830
KW		0	#67	50	5,216
MY	Boys	0	#69	4,807	25,439
IN		0	#71	1	2,963
AF		0	#73	4	1,883
AZ	Girls	0	#75	1	1,051
JP		0	#75	3	4,057
BN	Girls	0	#77	30	5,459
IQ	Boys	0	#78	2,742	13,071
MD	Boys	0	#79	3	756
SI		0	#79	2	1,612
SD		0	#81	20	2,130
BG		0	#82	1	1,799
RS		0	#83	2	923
CN		0	#85	2	3,857
LT		0	#85	4	949
TW		0	#89	12	4,523
ID	Boys	0	#90	42	4,130
JM		0	#90	4	3,714
LY		0	#91	1,065	12,703
AF	Girls	0	#92	3	2,402
MD	Girls	0	#92	1	865
KZ		0	#93	2	1,452
IQ	Girls	0	#94	895	11,303
ID	Girls	0	#99	4	3,319
YE		0	#103	540	8,639
GE	Girls	0	#105	4	1,564
SD	Boys	0	#106	691	10,523
GE	Boys	0	#108	3	2,055
QA	Boys	0	#116	1,215	18,093
EE	Boys	0	#118	8	2,087
KW	Boys	0	#118	1,545	18,755
PH	Boys	0	#120	367	11,440
JO		0	#122	16	2,158
EG	Boys	0	#127	6,196	15,035
CY	Boys	0	#128	4	3,473
QA	Girls	0	#128	204	15,378
GR		0	#129	7	3,911
AZ	Boys	0	#130	2	1,400
MU		0	#131	7	3,613
MY		0	#132	221	12,352
RS	Girls	0	#136	2	1,651
PA		0	#137	2	3,797
EE	Girls	0	#138	5	1,888
LT	Boys	0	#138	13	2,166
SA	Boys	0	#138	8,946	28,008
SA	Girls	0	#139	1,731	25,931
AL	Boys	0	#143	181	5,122
CR		0	#146	13	5,526
BW	Boys	0	#151	4	4,685
BW	Girls	0	#151	1	4,216
MT	Girls	0	#153	1	3,773
RS	Boys	0	#153	2	2,277
AE	Boys	0	#156	2,811	22,615
RU		0	#162	28	3,641
AE	Girls	0	#163	493	20,968
SI	Girls	0	#165	10	2,769
MT	Boys	0	#166	11	4,064
SG	Boys	0	#166	999	17,960
PR	Girls	0	#167	1	3,171
TW	Boys	0	#168	78	7,111
AL	Girls	0	#170	54	4,141
JO	Boys	0	#170	329	7,057
HU	Boys	0	#171	4	3,954
PR	Boys	0	#175	4	2,508
Sweden	Boys	2020	#176	2	1,548
HR		0	#179	3	2,081
CZ		0	#182	5	3,154
LU	Girls	0	#185	6	4,850
RU	Boys	0	#185	562	12,621
BD	Girls	0	#187	229	8,413
KW	Girls	0	#188	388	19,177
AR		0	#192	2	2,915
Austria		0	#193	21	850
SI	Boys	0	#195	15	3,402
BG	Boys	0	#196	24	3,850
LT	Girls	0	#196	5	1,904
MO	Boys	0	#200	24	5,842
JM	Boys	0	#201	72	6,876
LU	Boys	0	#202	17	4,970
DK		0	#204	3	5,198
EG		0	#205	271	6,387
PL		0	#206	7	2,600
PS		0	#206	13	5,692
SY		0	#207	1,248	11,684
LB		0	#211	776	13,263
AO	Girls	0	#217	1	4,575
IR		0	#219	11	4,221
SG		0	#220	50	11,010
NA	Boys	0	#222	14	6,830
HU	Girls	0	#224	2	3,308
AO	Boys	0	#226	17	5,568
KZ	Boys	0	#228	62	6,578
BG	Girls	0	#229	3	3,559
GH		0	#234	10	5,396
TW	Girls	0	#235	42	8,139
NA	Girls	0	#236	2	7,146
MO	Girls	0	#237	15	7,056
HR	Boys	0	#240	19	3,997
JO	Girls	0	#241	87	7,570
GR	Girls	0	#247	3	6,293
MU	Boys	0	#247	112	8,477
PT		0	#247	4	4,161
JP	Girls	0	#250	2	6,592
GR	Boys	0	#253	15	6,912
NG		0	#254	11	5,926
AF	Boys	0	#259	12	3,535
IL		0	#261	14	6,291
CZ	Boys	0	#264	41	6,530
SD	Girls	0	#264	82	7,678
EG	Girls	0	#269	1,738	14,742
JP	Boys	0	#270	28	7,909
JM	Girls	0	#275	4	7,507
KZ	Girls	0	#277	44	5,862
PL	Boys	0	#282	54	6,459
GH	Boys	0	#285	62	8,138
RU	Girls	0	#288	253	11,913
HR	Girls	0	#289	6	3,687
CN	Boys	0	#290	30	9,639
DK	Boys	0	#298	28	7,401
DK	Girls	0	#306	11	7,429
PS	Boys	0	#306	284	10,655
PL	Girls	0	#314	41	5,096
MU	Girls	0	#321	31	8,539
CZ	Girls	0	#324	18	5,378
PE		0	#327	3	6,350
Austria	Boys	0	#328	117	2,180
HK		0	#328	21	8,483
PH	Girls	0	#328	63	13,098
GH	Girls	0	#334	4	6,973
GT		0	#336	3	5,948
Finland	Boys	0	#337	91	2,041
PT	Boys	0	#337	31	7,951
Germany		0	#346	93	2,542
CN	Girls	0	#354	6	8,829
BR		0	#360	1	5,969
MA		0	#366	1,719	20,986
NL		0	#369	23	2,481
France	Boys	2021	#370	18	2,865
Finland	Girls	0	#376	16	1,368
MX		0	#384	30	8,339
Austria	Girls	0	#390	31	1,885
Spain		0	#391	62	2,326
HK	Boys	0	#394	137	12,905
TN		0	#395	650	13,765
CL		0	#401	11	6,867
UY	Boys	0	#406	8	5,922
BO		0	#408	1	6,868
France	Girls	2015	#411	3	3,223
IR	Boys	0	#411	147	10,162
CR	Boys	0	#414	74	10,188
Germany	Boys	0	#420	742	5,697
IL	Boys	0	#422	191	10,983
DZ		0	#423	1,299	20,130
ZA		0	#436	12	14,421
AR	Boys	0	#442	26	7,628
MY	Girls	0	#451	677	24,821
SG	Girls	0	#451	136	18,916
PA	Boys	0	#455	27	9,305
CM	Boys	0	#459	92	12,054
GT	Boys	0	#464	11	7,625
PT	Girls	0	#464	8	7,952
CO		0	#468	13	7,768
PS	Girls	0	#475	49	10,981
IT	Boys	0	#477	1,984	10,046
IT		0	#482	243	4,183
IR	Girls	0	#505	26	8,334
HK	Girls	0	#512	104	16,104
PA	Girls	0	#515	4	9,861
CM	Girls	0	#521	20	11,671
UY	Girls	0	#533	4	6,731
GT	Girls	0	#541	1	7,500
CR	Girls	0	#568	6	11,342
IL	Girls	0	#569	49	11,648
BO	Boys	0	#573	20	9,244
IN	Girls	0	#612	20	13,121
CL	Boys	0	#617	49	13,390
AR	Girls	0	#625	6	8,289
Spain	Boys	0	#644	299	5,610
BO	Girls	0	#651	1	9,488
Germany	Girls	0	#654	188	4,949
Finland	Boys	2026	#669	14	3,552
NL	Boys	0	#700	257	5,873
BR	Boys	0	#706	46	12,213
NG	Boys	0	#742	215	16,906
MX	Boys	0	#765	221	16,355
NG	Girls	0	#767	20	15,093
TR		0	#802	479	19,440
PE	Boys	0	#805	74	14,506
CO	Boys	0	#827	94	15,656
IN	Boys	0	#881	121	16,750
United States	Boys	2024	#885	8	7,044
NL	Girls	0	#889	67	5,933
Spain	Girls	0	#906	78	5,561
CL	Girls	0	#910	6	14,098
BR	Girls	0	#930	12	12,708
PE	Girls	0	#934	10	14,861
ZA	Boys	0	#989	190	25,619
CO	Girls	0	#1,050	29	16,140
ZA	Girls	0	#1,111	31	25,928
IT	Girls	0	#1,128	322	9,415
MX	Girls	0	#1,144	40	17,781

Al is popular in 89 countries — most recent births per country:

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