Halle (2)

In the case of American actress Halle Berry (1966-), it is from the name of a department store in Cleveland where she was born (the store was founded by brothers bearing the German surname Halle, a cognate of HALL).

HALL   male   English
From a surname which was derived from Old English heall "manor, hall", originally belonging to a person who lived or worked in a manor.
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ENGLISH: Hall