Prall

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Prall

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* As a German surname, from the adjective prall (“noisy, boisterous”, later "tight, firm").

* As an English surname, from the placename Prawle, from Old English Prǣwhyll (“lookout point”), from prǣw (“lookout”), perhaps borrowed from something akin to Latin prae (“in front of”), and hyll (“hill”).

proper noun Pralls

A surname.

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@misc{prall_2026,
  title = {Prall},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prall},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}