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Physical restraint device
A ball and chain (also known as leg irons) is a physical restraint device historically used to bind prisoners of both adolescent and adult ages. Their
Ball_and_chain
Topics referred to by the same term
up ball and chain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A ball and chain is a type of restraint device. Ball and chain may also refer to: Ball & Chain, a
Ball and chain (disambiguation)
Ball_and_chain_(disambiguation)
Weapon consisting of a striking head flexibly attached to a handle
as cartoons, films and role-playing games as a "quintessential medieval weapon", historical information about smaller ball-and-chain style flails is rarer
Flail_(weapon)
2004 American film
Ball & Chain is a 2004 romantic comedy written by Thomas Mortimer. It was directed by Shiraz Jafri and produced by A. V. T. Shankardass. It stars Sunil
Ball_&_Chain
Type of chain
Ball chain or bead chain is a type of chain consisting of small sheet metal balls connected via short lengths of wire. The balls are hollow and have two
Ball_chain
2009 television movie
Company and the subsequent revelation of Michael Scofield's (portrayed by Wentworth Miller) death. The film details the manipulated arrest and incarceration
Prison_Break:_The_Final_Break
"Ball and Chain" (also "Ball 'n' Chain" or "Ball & Chain") is a blues song written and recorded by American blues artist Big Mama Thornton. Although her
Ball and Chain (Big Mama Thornton song)
Ball_and_Chain_(Big_Mama_Thornton_song)
1990 single by Social Distortion
"Ball and Chain" is a song by Southern California punk rock band Social Distortion. Written by Mike Ness in 1987, it is featured on their self-titled album
Ball and Chain (Social Distortion song)
Ball_and_Chain_(Social_Distortion_song)
Model in neuroscience
In neuroscience, ball-and-chain inactivation is a model to explain the fast inactivation mechanism of voltage-gated ion channels. The process is also called
Ball-and-chain_inactivation
six-transistor superheterodyne, and its audio amplifier uses transformers. The clone has no chain, but has metal ring between ball halves instead. A later clone
Panapet
1982 single by XTC
"Ball and Chain" is a song written by Colin Moulding of XTC for their 1982 album English Settlement. It was issued as the second single from the album
Ball_and_Chain_(XTC_song)
1982 single by Elton John
"Ball & Chain" is a song by British musician Elton John with lyrics by Gary Osborne. It is the third track on his 1982 album Jump Up! and was released
Ball and Chain (Elton John song)
Ball_and_Chain_(Elton_John_song)
2019 single by the Who
"Ball and Chain" is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by the English rock band the Who, appearing as the second track on their twelfth studio
Ball_and_Chain_(The_Who_song)
1982 studio album by XTC
"Senses Working Overtime", "Ball and Chain" and "No Thugs in Our House". English Settlement was well-received critically and continues to be regarded by
English_Settlement
1986 studio album by Wax
band members. The European and the American editions of the album featured different versions of the song "Ball and Chain" with the latter edition having
Magnetic_Heaven
American blues singer (Willie Mae Thornton; 1926–1984)
beginning of rock-and-roll, especially in its use of the guitar as the key instrument". Thornton's other recordings include her song "Ball and Chain", made famous
Big_Mama_Thornton
1990 studio album by Social Distortion
rockabilly, blues and country music experimentation of Prison Bound with songs like "Drug Train" and the radio hit "Ball and Chain". The focus on the
Social_Distortion_(album)
Series of connected links which are typically made of metal
an internal combustion engine, typically with a 2:1 speed reduction. Ball and chain, a phrase that can refer to either the actual restraint device that
Chain
Weapon made from objects attached to a chain
gekigan-jutsu (using a ball and chain), chigiriki-jutsu (using a ball and chain on a short stick), and kusarigama-jutsu (employing a chain-ball-sickle weapon)
Chain_weapon
American musician (born 1962)
"Rock to Recovery" and his son joined him on stage and played lead guitar for the song "Ball and Chain". On April 7, 2023, Ness and Social Distortion posted
Mike_Ness
1985 studio album by Eurythmics
Aretha Franklin) and "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)". The album has been described as their most commercially successful album, and has been pitched
Be_Yourself_Tonight
Marvel Comics supervillain
bullets and goes on to battle Thor. When he escapes, he takes with him the ball and chain to which he was shackled, and uses the ball and chain as a weapon
Absorbing_Man
American punk rock band
their well-known hit singles "Ball and Chain", "Story of My Life", and the cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire", and was certified gold by the RIAA
Social_Distortion
"Make This Love Right" (more commonly known as "The Ball and Chain"), is a single written and produced by New Jersey garage house producer Romanthony
Make_This_Love_Right
1968 studio album by Big Brother and the Holding Company
listeners. Only "Ball and Chain" was actually recorded live in April 13, 1968 at the Winterland Ballroom. Cheap Thrills was a critical and commercial success
Cheap Thrills (Big Brother and the Holding Company album)
Cheap_Thrills_(Big_Brother_and_the_Holding_Company_album)
American singer (1943–1970)
cover versions of "Piece of My Heart", "Cry Baby", "Down on Me", "Ball and Chain", and "Summertime", as well as her original song "Mercedes Benz", which
Janis_Joplin
1991 single by Paul Overstreet
"Ball and Chain" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Paul Overstreet. It was released in June 1991 as the third single from
Ball and Chain (Paul Overstreet song)
Ball_and_Chain_(Paul_Overstreet_song)
American screenwriter and comic book writer
series Ball and Chain sold to Netflix on May 14, 2020. The comic is being adapted into a feature film starring Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson and Emily Blunt
Scott_Lobdell
Club-like weapon
been used as weights). However, there are few depictions of such a ball-and-chain flail from the period, so the weapon of this type appears to have been
Morning_star_(weapon)
American rock band
"Roadblock" and "Ball and Chain". However, the band's manager decided not to allow Pennebaker's film crew to film and record them without paying them, and ordered
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Big_Brother_and_the_Holding_Company
1982 studio album by Elton John
"Princess", "Ball and Chain" and "Spiteful Child". "Legal Boys" was written by John and Tim Rice, who later wrote lyrics for The Lion King and The Road to
Jump_Up!_(Elton_John_album)
is self-titled, with the singles "Let It Be Me", "Ball and Chain", "Ring of Fire", "Sick Boy" and "Story of My Life" bringing the band exposure on the
Social_Distortion_discography
1973 greatest hits album by Janis Joplin
Joplin, who died in 1970. It features live versions of Down on Me and Ball and Chain which were included on the album In Concert the previous year. The
Janis_Joplin's_Greatest_Hits
American musician (born 2003)
NOT REAL, in 2026, preceded by the singles "Ball and Chain" and "Parasite." Red is based in Frisco, Texas, and her music has been described as alternative
Ella_Red
activated, the inner channel domain is exposed, and within milliseconds the chain will fold and the ball will enter the channel, occluding ion permeation
Gating_(electrophysiology)
American TV series
episodes. Two additional episodes, titled "The Old Ball and Chain" and "Free" were produced, and were later transformed into a standalone feature, titled
Prison_Break
Season of television series
Michelle Monteith as Julia Carr a ^Donat and Dunsworth were promoted to recurring starting with "Ball and Chain". In the pilot, their names originally appear
Haven_season_1
2019 studio album by The Who
experimentation and "classic Who-ish" songs, according to Townshend. Promoted by three singles, including the lead single "Ball and Chain", Who was a commercial
Who_(album)
Canadian band
with the single "Get Down" and its accompanying video, and later "Go Go". Other releases included "Everyday", and "Ball and Chain". The album was certified
B4-4
Group of prisoners chained together
shackle with a short length of chain attached to a heavy ball is known as a ball and chain. It limited prisoner movement and impeded escape. Two ankle shackles
Chain_gang
Mario series enemy
Chain Chomp (Japanese: ワンワン, Hepburn: Wanwan) is a species in the Mario franchise. It is a recurring element of Bowser's army, being a metal ball with
Chain_Chomp
1991 studio album by Paul Overstreet
Around". Other singles and their peaks on the chart were "Heroes" (#4), "Ball and Chain" (#5), "If I Could Bottle This Up" (#30), and "Billy Can't Read" (#57)
Heroes (Paul Overstreet album)
Heroes_(Paul_Overstreet_album)
Season of television series
New Monday Night Animation Block with Season Premiere of "American Dad!" and Series Premiere of "Final Space"" (Press release). Turner Broadcasting System
American_Dad!_season_15
1971 studio album by Barclay James Harvest
Simmons" (Lees) – 3:45 "Ball And Chain" (Wolstenholme) – 4:49 "Lady Loves" (Lees) – 4:07 Bonus tracks Once Again was remastered and reissued by Harvest in
Once Again (Barclay James Harvest album)
Once_Again_(Barclay_James_Harvest_album)
British-American actress and comedian (born 1942)
'I loved every minute of Python, but in some respects, it has been a ball and chain'". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 May 2020. Mann, William. Boulevard Solitude
Carol_Cleveland
2000 video by Eurythmics
track "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain" is also performed, as well as two 1992 hits from Annie Lennox's solo career, "Why" and "Walking on Broken Glass"
Peacetour
1985 single by Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin
Doin' It for Themselves" (7-inch version) – 4:35 B: "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain" (LP version) – 4:08 12-inch A1: "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
Sisters_Are_Doin'_It_for_Themselves
1982–83 concert tour by Elton John
New York on 17 April with a powerful performance of "Empty Garden" and "Ball And Chain" on Saturday Night Live) before launching their North American tour
Jump_Up_Tour
1992 studio album by Social Distortion
success of their breakthrough singles "Ball and Chain" and "Story of My Life", It became a popular album and received positive reviews from music critics
Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell
Somewhere_Between_Heaven_and_Hell
Marvel supervillain
virtually indestructible wrecking ball attached to a 4-foot-long (1.2 m) chain, enchanted by Wrecker's crowbar. The wrecking ball, when thrown, can return to
Thunderball_(character)
American sculptor
2005) was a Seattle-based sculptor and guerrilla artist. He was most famous for attaching a 700-pound ball and chain around the foot of Jonathan Borofsky's
Jason_Sprinkle
American singer-songwriter (born 1958)
singer-songwriter, and guitarist and the lead singer of Jason & the Scorchers. The band had several hits, including "Golden Ball and Chain" and a rock version
Jason_Ringenberg
2017 studio album by Jonathan Coulton
concept album about the internet, trolls, artificial intelligence, and how love and empathy will save humanity!" Coulton says that the album "has a bit
Solid State (Jonathan Coulton album)
Solid_State_(Jonathan_Coulton_album)
Rock formation in Zion National Park, Utah, United States
– IV class 5.10+ – 8 pitches South Face – II class 5.10 – 3 pitches Ball and Chain – V class 5.12d A0 – 9 pitches Angels Hair – V class 5.13a – 11 pitches
Angels_Landing
Physical restraints used on the ankles
to protect the keyhole from collecting dust or being tampered with Ball and chain Bilboes Electronic tagging Handcuffs Hobble (device) Thumbcuffs "Shackles"
Legcuffs
1991 greatest hits album by Dan Seals
Rage On, and On Arrival. All tracks were previously released except for the track "Ball and Chain", which was previously unreleased, and newly recorded
Greatest Hits (Dan Seals album)
Greatest_Hits_(Dan_Seals_album)
English novelty band (1972–1977)
Shuffle" (1972), "On a Saturday Night" and "She Left; I Died" (both 1973). "Seaside Shuffle and its B-side "Ball and Chain" were both written by John Lewis
Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs
Terry_Dactyl_and_the_Dinosaurs
Intergender tennis matches
be more easily masked and stamina is not nearly so critical a factor." Further, "Riggs amounted to a 67-year-old ball-and-chain shackled to the ankle
Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)
American reggae band (2002–2007)
Their final show took place at the Haunted Ball and Chain festival in San Diego, California, on November 2 and 3. Eric Wilson was later in Sublime with
Long_Beach_Shortbus
by Tommy Smothers. "Combination of the Two" "Harry" "Ball and Chain" Note: This is Big Brother and the Holding Company's second set, hastily scheduled
Monterey Pop Festival set list
Monterey_Pop_Festival_set_list
1999 film by James Mangold
that "Each girl is simply issued a quirk that she drags around like a ball and chain." Tatara summarized: "The good news is that writer-director James Mangold's
Girl,_Interrupted_(film)
Ion current
Kv4.2, and (especially) Kv4.3; these channels undergo ball-and-chain inactivation to terminate the current. It occurs in atrial, ventricular, and conduction
Cardiac transient outward potassium current
Cardiac_transient_outward_potassium_current
1985 studio album by Kathy Mattea
In" and "Heart of the Country". Like her self-titled debut before it, From My Heart peaked at #42 on the Top Country Albums charts. "Ball and Chain" is
From_My_Heart
English rock band (1972–2006)
(1979) "Towers of London" (1980) "Generals and Majors" (1980) "Respectable Street" (1981) "Ball and Chain" (1982) "All of A Sudden (It's Too Late) (1982)
XTC
American actress (born 1965)
Osborne, Bert (October 8, 2010). "Diane Lane: 'Celebrity can be a ball and chain'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 9, 2010. Anderson
Diane_Lane
2022 studio album by Xavier Rudd
was announced in January 2022 alongside the album's third single "Ball and Chain" and released on 25 March 2022. The album peaked at number 6 on the ARIA
Jan_Juc_Moon
American actress
Lacey (2019-03-29). ""It's Been This Weird Crystal Ball": 'Veep' Stars and Creatives Talk Trump, Chaos and the Series Finale in Dishy Oral History". The Hollywood
Sufe_Bradshaw
1986 studio album by Jason & the Scorchers
that raised the caliber of the band’s songwriting". Side one "Golden Ball and Chain" (Ringenberg) "Crashin' Down" (Ringenberg) "Shotgun Blues" (Ringenberg)
Still Standing (Jason & the Scorchers album)
Still_Standing_(Jason_&_the_Scorchers_album)
American politician
supports school vouchers and wants Pennsylvania to exit the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, labelling the program "a ball and chain on our energy industry
Roman Kozak (American politician)
Roman_Kozak_(American_politician)
Heart", Billy Joel's "Pressure", ABC's "The Look of Love", XTC's "Ball and Chain" and "Love Song" by Simple Minds. "Vienna", Ultravox, 1980 "Mirror Mirror"
Michael_Baldwin_(designer)
1972 live album by Janis Joplin
photographer David Gahr in New York City in 1969 and 1970. The live performances of "Down on Me" and "Ball and Chain" included on the double album would appear
In Concert (Janis Joplin album)
In_Concert_(Janis_Joplin_album)
Season of television series
slider. Qunituple Steps Bom Slider Bridge of Blades Cargo with Lache Ball & Chain Warped Wall This episode aired on 16 July 2017. NRL legend Beau Ryan
Australian Ninja Warrior season 1
Australian_Ninja_Warrior_season_1
1998 film by Terry Gilliam
Polynesian Fantasy, Robert Goulet's "My Love, Forgive Me", and a recording of "Ball and Chain" by Janis Joplin. The Rolling Stones song "Jumping Jack Flash"
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)
Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Vegas_(film)
Form of sexual play
Cock and ball torture (CBT) is a sexual activity involving the consensual application of pain, pressure, or constriction to the male genitals. Practices
Cock_and_ball_torture
Japanese arcade gambling game
December 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2021. Scott, Simon (24 May 2014). "Ball and chain: gambling's darker side". The Japan Times. Retrieved 15 February 2021
Pachinko
Episodes of muscular weakness due to excess potassium in the blood
channel which are important for inactivation. These mutations impair "ball and chain" fast inactivation of SCN4A following an action potential. Hyperkalemic
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis
Hyperkalemic_periodic_paralysis
1986 studio album by Tower of Power
Meant for Rain" (Hall) - 4:52 "Boys Night Out" (Hall) - 5:46 SIDE TWO "Ball and Chain" (Max Carl) - 3:18 "Through Lovers' Eyes" (Joe Curiale, Hall, Pamela
Power_(Tower_of_Power_album)
Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama
Dragon Ball (Japanese: ドラゴンボール, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru) is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama. The original manga, written and illustrated
Dragon_Ball
chapter was previously called the Sun Dodgers. Chapter formed from Ball and Chain, a pre-existing student organization. Chapter formed from the Fang Club
List of Intercollegiate Knights chapters
List_of_Intercollegiate_Knights_chapters
Reality competition series
to win two rounds wins. Played by: AJ & Arabella vs. Curtis & Kaz K. Ball and Chain: Teams open six panels at the top of a tall wall to reveal six trivia
The_Challenge_UK
Sport inspired by the 1989 movie The Salute of the Jugger
(replacing 50 cm of chain). The ball of the chain is at least 20 cm diameter and soft. Traditional timekeeping is done with a gong and 100 stones: The stones
Jugger
American film studio
2020). "Netflix Lands Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt Superhero Package 'Ball and Chain' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on
Seven_Bucks_Productions
Allotrope of carbon
Buckyballs can be connected, such as in linked "ball-and-chain" dimers (two buckyballs linked by a carbon chain) and rings of buckyballs linked together. Non-carbon
Fullerene
Condition of homelessness without regular employment or income
three months; if fugitive and recaptured, they must serve the rest of their term at minimum subsistence, wearing ball and chain. In effect, though not in
Vagrancy
2001 video game
parties and hookers. Thrown into prison, Conker is faced with the prospect of execution and the game starts with his escape, ball and chain attached
Conker's_Bad_Fur_Day
American singer-songwriter (1948–2009)
from the albums Won't Be Blue Anymore, Rage On, and On Arrival, along with a new track, "Ball and Chain," which was not released as a single. By this time
Dan_Seals
Three-day concert in California in 1967
backed by Big Brother and the Holding Company. Joplin's wildly elemental interpretation of the blues standard "Ball and Chain" was described by Lydon
Monterey International Pop Festival
Monterey_International_Pop_Festival
Video game challenge
and bisnap discovered a glitch that allows a player to destroy the blocks of which the Moai consists. To do this, the player needs a ball and chain,
Eggplant_run
American R&B vocal group
Sampson, and The Fidelitys. In April 1960, Atco released "Ball And Chain" led by Earl Nelson. "I Found A Boy" was sung by Eddie Williams and an unknown
The_Hollywood_Flames
Crew that manages signal poles in gridiron football
penalty) whose outcome depends on the original spot of the ball. This also includes bringing the chains onto the field whenever an accurate measurement is needed
Chain_crew
2008 studio album by Murder by Death
Matt Armstrong – bass Additional musicians and production Vincent Edwards – keyboards (on "Ball and Chain") Andrew Mendelson – mastering Eric Radoux –
Red_of_Tooth_and_Claw
2011 studio album by the Bangles
percussion Debbi Peterson – vocals, drums, percussion, acoustic guitar on "Ball N Chain" and "One of Two" Vicki Peterson – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Sweetheart_of_the_Sun
Comics character
a head-mounted ball and chain. Bebop and Rocksteady appear as bosses in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan. Bebop and Rocksteady appear
Bebop_and_Rocksteady
Physical phenomenon
beads and viscoelastic liquids. This phenomenon is classically known as Newton's beads. The effect is most pronounced when using a long ball chain. The
Chain_fountain
British children's game show
collect items like jewels and gold and place them in a safe while the adult dressed as a robber with a ball and chain on and tries to steal them by using
Get_Your_Own_Back
American rock band
Blues and released a two–sided EP with the songs that would be featured on the new album. The EP contained songs "Funky B*tch" and "Ball and Chain" which
Blues_Traveler
1982 studio album by Aldo Nova
Side one "Fantasy" – 5:05 "Hot Love" – 3:54 "It's Too Late" – 3:23 "Ball and Chain" – 4:01 "Heart to Heart" – 3:42 Side two "Foolin' Yourself" – 3:35 "Under
Aldo_Nova_(album)
1994 studio album by The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Brian Setzer Orchestra, released in 1994. "Lady Luck" (Brian Setzer) "Ball and Chain" (Setzer) "Sittin' On It All the Time" (Henry Bernard, Sydney Mann)
The Brian Setzer Orchestra (album)
The_Brian_Setzer_Orchestra_(album)
"Invisible" (2021) "Anniversary" (2021) "More Joy!" (lyric video; 2021) "Ball and Chain" (lyric video; 2022) "Anniversary" (Duran Duran All-Toy Funko Pop line
Duran_Duran_discography
Musical artist
Persimmons 1996 Other Sessions 2000 With Trouble Boys Bad Trouble (2012) Ball and Chain Records With other artists Anne Feeney – Look to the Left 1989 Anne
Billy_Bremner_(musician)
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BALL AND-CHAIN
BALL AND-CHAIN
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of hoops and bands, etc., from Middle English band, bond, Middle High German, Middle Low German bant, German Band denoting something used for tying or binding: ‘hoop’, ‘metal band’, ‘fetter’, ‘shackle’.Old spelling of the Dutch cognates Bant, Bande, from Middle Dutch bant ‘band’.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : from a Germanic personal name, either a short form of compound names such as Billard, or else a byname Bill(a), from Old English bil ‘sword’, ‘halberd’ (or a Continental cognate). (Bill as a short form of William was not used until the 17th century.)English : metonymic occupational name for a maker of pruning hooks and similar implements, from Middle English bill, from Old English bil ‘sword’, with the meaning shifted to a more peaceful agricultural application (see Biller 5).
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Belle, BELL means "beautiful."Â
Male
English
 English surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English heall "hall," hence "lives at the hall." Middle English name HALL means "to cover, conceal."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a short, fat person, from Middle English bal(le) ‘ball’ (Old English ball, Old Norse b{o,}llr).English : topographic name for someone who lived on or by a knoll or rounded hill, from the same Middle English word, bal(le), used in this sense.English : from the Old Norse personal name Balle, derived either from ballr ‘dangerous’ or b{o,}llr ‘ball’.South German : from Middle High German bal ‘ball’, possibly applied as a metonymic occupational name for a juggler, or a habitational name from a place so named in the Rhine area.Dutch and German : short form of any of various Germanic personal names formed with the element bald (see Bald).William Ball (1616–80) emigrated from Suffolk, England, to VA about 1650 and was one of the founders of Millenbeck on the Rappahannock.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : topographic name from Old English land, Middle High German lant, ‘land’, ‘territory’. This had more specialized senses in the Middle Ages, being used to denote the countryside as opposed to a town or an estate.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a forest glade, Middle English, Old French la(u)nde, or a habitational name from Launde in Leicestershire or Laund in West Yorkshire, which are named with this word.Norwegian : habitational name from any of three farmsteads so named, from Old Norse land ‘land’, ‘territory’ (see 1 above).
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Beal.Ninian Beall, a Scottish Royalist, emigrated to Calvert co., MD, in about 1650, after King Charles I was beheaded.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
From the Hall or Manor
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Irish, German, and Scandinavian
English, Scottish, Irish, German, and Scandinavian : from Middle English hall (Old English heall), Middle High German halle, Old Norse hǫll all meaning ‘hall’ (a spacious residence), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a hall or an occupational name for a servant employed at a hall. In some cases it may be a habitational name from places named with this word, which in some parts of Germany and Austria in the Middle Ages also denoted a salt mine. The English name has been established in Ireland since the Middle Ages, and, according to MacLysaght, has become numerous in Ulster since the 17th century.Hall is one of the commonest and most widely distributed of English surnames, bearing witness to the importance of the hall as a feature of the medieval village.
Male
English
Pet form of English William, BILL means "will-helmet."
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : nickname for someone with a deformed hand or who had lost one hand, from Middle English hand, Middle High German hant, found in such appellations as Liebhard mit der Hand (Augsburg 1383).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname from German Hand ‘hand’ (see 1).Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Flaithimh (see Guthrie), resulting from an erroneous association of the Gaelic name with the Gaelic word lámh ‘hand’. It is used as an English equivalent for several other names of Gaelic origin too, e.g. Claffey, Glavin, and McClave.Dutch : from a variant of hont ‘dog’, ‘hound’, either a derogatory nickname, or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a dog.
Female
Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Greek Hanna, ANE means "favor; grace."
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, Scottish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : topographic name for someone who lived on patch of sandy soil, from the vocabulary word sand. As a Swedish or Jewish name it was often purely ornamental.Dutch and Belgian : reduced form of Van den Sand(e), Van den Zande, a habitational name from places such as Zande in West Flanders or various minor places named with zand ‘sand’.English and Scottish : from a short form of Alexander.French : from a Germanic personal name, Sando.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : from a reduced form of any of various Germanic personal names formed with the element bald (see Bald).English : variant spelling of Ball 1.Danish : habitational name from a farmstead named Balle, meaning ‘slope’, ‘hill’.Catalan : respelling of Batlle, status name for a steward or official, from Catalan batlle.
Female
Serbian
(Bulgarian and Serbian Ðна): Bulgarian and Serbian form of Greek Hanna, ANA means "favor; grace."
Girl/Female
Japanese
Ball; bell.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : of uncertain origin; in part it may be a shortened form of McCall.Probably also an Americanized spelling of Ahl or Al.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic form of the Old Norse personal name Balle (see Ball 3).
Female
Hindi/Indian
(बल) Hindi unisex name BALA means "young."
Girl/Female
Australian, Dutch
Loving and Musical
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