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Haskell

The origin and history of Haskell.

Etymology

* 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.

Origin: Old Norse

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