What is "wahl"

Wahl is a surname. The name may originate from the German word Wahl (meaning "election" or "choice") or from Yiddish, in which wahl means "from Italy". Notable people with the surname include:

• Andreas Wallan Wahl, Swedish bass guitarist
• Arthur C. Wahl, American chemist
• Bernt Wahl, American author, entrepreneur and mathematician
• Bobby Wahl (born 1992), American baseball player
• Edgar de Wahl (1867–1948), Baltic German linguist and scholar
• James M. Wahl (1846–1939), Norwegian American settler and South Dakota legislator
• Jan Boyer Wahl (born 1933), American children's book author
• Jean Wahl (1888–1974), French philosopher
• Ken Wahl (born 1954), American film and television actor
• Mats Wahl (born 1945), Swedish writer
• Moritz Callmann Wahl (1829–1887), German writer
• Rosalie E. Wahl (1924–2013), American jurist
• Saul Wahl (1541–1617), legendary king of Poland

Wahl may refer to:

• Wahl (surname)
• Wahl, Luxembourg, commune and small town in the canton of Redange, Luxembourg
• Wahl, Alabama, unincorporated community, United States
• Wahl, Washington, unincorporated community, United States
• Wahl Clipper Corporation