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title: The etymology of hello
date: "2002-02-14T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1429
description: I share a fascinating look into the etymology of 'hello,' covering its rise as a telephone greeting championed by Thomas Edison over Alexander Graham Bell's 'ahoy' and its origins in older hailing calls.
keywords: [etymology, hello, linguistics, thomas edison, alexander graham bell, telephone history, ahoy]
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The [etymology of hello](http://www.endicott-studio.com/forhello.html).