How to pronouce Herschel
Herschel ARPAbet pronounciation: HH ER1 SH AH0 L
Herschel IPA pronounciation: ˈhərʃəl
Herschel
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How to pronouce, type, and say Herschel
See how to say, spell, type, and pronounce Herschel.
How to spell and type Herschel
Herschel in readable ASCII: herschel
Herschel in hex: herschel
What does Herschel rhyme with?
English words that rhyme with Herschel.
The name Herschel rhymes with:
| commercial | commerical | controversial | eurocommercial | herschell |
| inertial | non-commercial | non-controversial | noncommercial | noncontroversial |
| pershall | uncontroversial | urschel |
What does the name Herschel mean?
Literal translations for the name Herschel.
What does Herschel mean in English?
Herschel n 1: English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871) [syn: {Herschel}, {John Herschel}, {Sir John Herschel}, {Sir John Frederick William Herschel}] 2: English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822) [syn: {Herschel}, {William Herschel}, {Sir William Herschel}, {Sir Frederick William Herschel}]
Where is the name Herschel popular?
See what countries the name Herschel is most popular in.
A person named Herschel is likely from one of the following countries:
- United States 🇺🇸 (boy)
Can Herschel be a boys name?
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Herschel is sometimes used as a boys name in the following countries:
Herschel popularity by country
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In 1963 Herschel was the 940th most popular boys name in United States.
What ethnicity is the name Herschel?
Global data on the ethnicity of the name Herschel.
What ethnicity is someone with the name Herschel likely to be?
- Herschel has a 0.19% chance of being East Asian
- Herschel has a 0.28% chance of being Japanese
- Herschel has a 0.22% chance of being South Asian
- Herschel has a 0.32% chance of being African
- Herschel has a 0.08% chance of being Muslim
- Herschel has a 2.85% chance of being British
- Herschel has a 15.28% chance of being Eastern European
- Herschel has a 47.69% chance of being Jewish
- Herschel has a 2.34% chance of being French
- Herschel has a 24.90% chance of being Germanic
- Herschel has a 1.88% chance of being Hispanic
- Herschel has a 0.35% chance of being Italian
- Herschel has a 3.62% chance of being Nordic
Herschel Probabilities
Gender, generation, birth year, and other predictions for the name Herschel.
What is the most common profile of a person named Herschel
Someone with the name Herschel was most likely born in 1955.
Someone with the name Herschel is most likely to be male.
Someone with the name Herschel is most likely from this generation: Baby Boomers.
What names are similar to the name Herschel?
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