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Was the phrase "Hello""hello" popularized because of the name of Alexander Graham Bell's wife/girlfriend "Margaret Hello"?

This is a popular explanation of the etymology of the word hello., seen in many email forwards:

When you lift the phone, you say "Hello".

Do you know what is the real meaning of "Hello" It is the name of a girl.

Yes .... and do you know who is that girl

Margaret Hello. She was the girlfriend of Graham bell who invented the telephone. One can forget the name of Graham bell but not his girlfriend - that is Love !!!! or whatever....

Now you know ... well it is much better that pick up the phone and say "Margaret".

Was Bell involved with a woman named Margaret Hello and is that the reason the word "hello" was popularized?

Was the phrase "Hello" popularized because of the name of Alexander Graham Bell's wife/girlfriend "Margaret Hello"?

This is a popular explanation of the etymology of the word hello.

When you lift the phone, you say "Hello".

Do you know what is the real meaning of "Hello" It is the name of a girl.

Yes .... and do you know who is that girl

Margaret Hello. She was the girlfriend of Graham bell who invented the telephone. One can forget the name of Graham bell but not his girlfriend - that is Love !!!! or whatever....

Now you know ... well it is much better that pick up the phone and say "Margaret".

Was the phrase "hello" popularized because of the name of Alexander Graham Bell's wife/girlfriend "Margaret Hello"?

This is a popular explanation of the etymology of the word hello, seen in many email forwards:

When you lift the phone, you say "Hello".

Do you know what is the real meaning of "Hello" It is the name of a girl.

Yes .... and do you know who is that girl

Margaret Hello. She was the girlfriend of Graham bell who invented the telephone. One can forget the name of Graham bell but not his girlfriend - that is Love !!!! or whatever....

Now you know ... well it is much better that pick up the phone and say "Margaret".

Was Bell involved with a woman named Margaret Hello and is that the reason the word "hello" was popularized?

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Someone told me this asThis is a fun fact and it doesn't sound very convincingpopular explanation of the etymology of the word hello.

When you lift the phone, you say "Hello".

Do you know what is the real meaning of "Hello" It is the name of a girl.

Yes .... and do you know who is that girl

Margaret Hello. She was the girlfriend of Graham bell who invented the telephone. One can forget the name of Graham bell but not his girlfriend - that is Love !!!! or whatever....

Now you know ... well it is much better that pick up the phone and say "Margaret".

Someone told me this as a fun fact and it doesn't sound very convincing.

When you lift the phone, you say "Hello".

Do you know what is the real meaning of "Hello" It is the name of a girl.

Yes .... and do you know who is that girl

Margaret Hello. She was the girlfriend of Graham bell who invented the telephone. One can forget the name of Graham bell but not his girlfriend - that is Love !!!! or whatever....

Now you know ... well it is much better that pick up the phone and say "Margaret".

This is a popular explanation of the etymology of the word hello.

When you lift the phone, you say "Hello".

Do you know what is the real meaning of "Hello" It is the name of a girl.

Yes .... and do you know who is that girl

Margaret Hello. She was the girlfriend of Graham bell who invented the telephone. One can forget the name of Graham bell but not his girlfriend - that is Love !!!! or whatever....

Now you know ... well it is much better that pick up the phone and say "Margaret".

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Someone told me this as a fun fact and it doesn't sound very convincing.

When you lift the phone, you say "Hello".

Do you know what is the real meaning of "Hello" It is the name of a girl.

Yes .... and do you know who is that girl

Margaret Hello. She was the girlfriend of Graham bell who invented the telephone. One can forget the name of Graham bell but not his girlfriend - that is Love !!!! or whatever....

Now you know ... well it is much better that pick up the phone and say "Margaret".

Someone told me this as a fun fact and it doesn't sound very convincing.

Someone told me this as a fun fact and it doesn't sound very convincing.

When you lift the phone, you say "Hello".

Do you know what is the real meaning of "Hello" It is the name of a girl.

Yes .... and do you know who is that girl

Margaret Hello. She was the girlfriend of Graham bell who invented the telephone. One can forget the name of Graham bell but not his girlfriend - that is Love !!!! or whatever....

Now you know ... well it is much better that pick up the phone and say "Margaret".

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