Heil

As a German surname, shortened from Heinrich. As a German and Dutch surname, from the name Heila, from hail (“whole”).

Heil (plural Heils)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Heil is the 4,327^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8,205 individuals. Heil is most common among White (94.50%) individuals.

• Hile, Ihle, Lehi, elhi, heli-, hile

• IPA^(key): /haɪ̯l/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɪ̯l
• Homophone: heil

From Middle High German heil, from Old High German heil.

Heil n (strong, genitive Heiles or Heils, no plural)

1. health, salvation, well-being, happiness, a state of intactness and prosperity

   Heil dir! ― hail to thee!

2. (religion) salvation, wellbeing in the afterlife

• Heilsarmee
• heilbringend
• Heilsgeschichte
• Seelenheil

(greetings)

• Petri Heil, Weidmanns Heil (Waidmanns Heil, Weidmannsheil; cp. Weidmannsheil n)
• Berg Heil (cp. Bergheil n), Sieg Heil, Ski Heil (Skiheil)
• Heil Hitler

• heil
• heilig
• Heiland
• heilen
• Unheil

• “Heil” in Duden online
• “Heil”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

From a pet form of the given name Heinrich.

Heil m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Heils or (with an article) Heil, feminine genitive Heil, plural Heils)

1. a surname.

Heil n (no plural)

1. health
2. welfare