The name Halim first arose amongst the
Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from their having lived in Hallam, a place name found in
Yorkshire and
Derbyshire. In
Yorkshire, Hallam is found in the South Riding. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Old Scandinavian word
hallr, or from the Old English word
hall, both of which meant "stony." The place name meant "the stony place, the place at the rocks." In
Derbyshire there is a place called West Hallam and another called Kirk Hallam. These names are derived from the Old English word
halh, which meant "remote nook of land."
Kirk in the Old English meat "church;" the name as a whole would be "church in a remote place," while West Hallam was a "remote place in the west."
Early Origins of the Halim family
The surname Halim was first found in
Yorkshire at Hallam or perhaps at Halling, a village on the North Downs in the northern part of
Kent that dates back to the 8th century when it was first listed as Hallingas.
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4) By the time of the
Domesday Book of 1086, the place name was known as Hallinges,
[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8) and literally meant "settlement of the family of a man called Heall, " from the Old English
personal name + "ingas."
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Early History of the Halim family
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Halim Spelling Variations
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The
spelling variations under which the name Halim has appeared include Hallam, Halam, Hallum and others.
Early Notables of the Halim family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Halim family to the New World and Oceana
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in
England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left
England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Halim arrived in North America very early: James Hallam who settled in Maryland in 1741; William Hallam settled in Barbados in 1680 with his servants; Thomas and William Hallam settled in Newcastle co. Del. in 1855.
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Citations
- ^ Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- ^ Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)