Haskell

Where Haskell comes from

* The programming language is named after American logician Haskell Curry (1900–1982). * As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Askell, from Old Norse Áskell. Compare Axtell, Askin, Haskin, Hasty, Astin. * As a surname in the Isle of Man, a variant of Castell, itself related to the above. * As a Jewish surname, from Khaskl, a Yiddish form of Yeḥezqel, see Ezekiel.
— Wiktionary's entry for Haskell
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1883
    First appearance
    #892 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1900
    Haskell Curry born
    American mathematician and logician
  3. 1908
    Peak, #429
    31 babies named Haskell — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1922
    Haskell Wexler born
    American filmmaker
  5. 1967
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #3,231.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Haskell Curry · American mathematician and logician, 1900–1982
  • Haskell Wexler · American filmmaker, 1922–2015
  • Haskell V. Anderson III · American actor, born 1943
  • Haskell Robert Sadler · American musician, 1935–1994
  • Haskell Cohen · American public relations director, 1914–2000

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.