Ale

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ale"

English

Etymology

• As a Spanish surname, from Ale, probably a shortening of Alejandro.
• As an Italian surname, likely a variant of Aleo.
• As an English surname, from Middle English Ale, shortened from several names such as Alice, Allison, etc.
• Also as an English surname, variant of Hale.
• As a Dutch surname, from the personal name Aal, also shortened from names such as Alewijn, Albert.
• As a Nepali surname, from आले (āle). This surname is mostly found in Nepal.

Compare Al.

Proper noun

Ale (plural Ales)

1. A surname.
2. Diminutive of Alejandra, from analogy with English Alison or Alexandra

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ale is the 34223^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 663 individuals. Ale is most common among White (37.86%), Hispanic/Latino (26.24%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (22.78%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ale”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 21.

Anagrams

• E-la, ael, Lae, LEA, Lea, LAE, lea, EAL, ELA, Ela

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of Aleksanteri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑle/, [ˈɑ̝le̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑle
• Syllabification^(key): A‧le
• Hyphenation^(key): A‧le

Proper noun

Ale (rare)

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Ale (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Ale	Alet
genitive		Alen	Alejen
partitive		Alea	Aleja
illative		Aleen	Aleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Ale	Alet
accusative	nom.	Ale	Alet
	gen.	Alen
genitive		Alen	Alejen Alein rare
partitive		Alea	Aleja
inessive		Alessa	Aleissa
elative		Alesta	Aleista
illative		Aleen	Aleihin
adessive		Alella	Aleilla
ablative		Alelta	Aleilta
allative		Alelle	Aleille
essive		Alena	Aleina
translative		Aleksi	Aleiksi
abessive		Aletta	Aleitta
instructive		—	Alein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Ale (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Aleni Aleni accusative nom. Aleni Aleni gen. Aleni genitive Aleni Alejeni Aleini rare partitive Aleani Alejani inessive Alessani Aleissani elative Alestani Aleistani illative Aleeni Aleihini adessive Alellani Aleillani ablative Aleltani Aleiltani allative Alelleni Aleilleni essive Alenani Aleinani translative Alekseni Aleikseni abessive Alettani Aleittani instructive — — comitative — Aleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Alesi Alesi accusative nom. Alesi Alesi gen. Alesi genitive Alesi Alejesi Aleisi rare partitive Aleasi Alejasi inessive Alessasi Aleissasi elative Alestasi Aleistasi illative Aleesi Aleihisi adessive Alellasi Aleillasi ablative Aleltasi Aleiltasi allative Alellesi Aleillesi essive Alenasi Aleinasi translative Aleksesi Aleiksesi abessive Alettasi Aleittasi instructive — — comitative — Aleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Alemme Alemme accusative nom. Alemme Alemme gen. Alemme genitive Alemme Alejemme Aleimme rare partitive Aleamme Alejamme inessive Alessamme Aleissamme elative Alestamme Aleistamme illative Aleemme Aleihimme adessive Alellamme Aleillamme ablative Aleltamme Aleiltamme allative Alellemme Aleillemme essive Alenamme Aleinamme translative Aleksemme Aleiksemme abessive Alettamme Aleittamme instructive — — comitative — Aleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Alenne Alenne accusative nom. Alenne Alenne gen. Alenne genitive Alenne Alejenne Aleinne rare partitive Aleanne Alejanne inessive Alessanne Aleissanne elative Alestanne Aleistanne illative Aleenne Aleihinne adessive Alellanne Aleillanne ablative Aleltanne Aleiltanne allative Alellenne Aleillenne essive Alenanne Aleinanne translative Aleksenne Aleiksenne abessive Alettanne Aleittanne instructive — — comitative — Aleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Alensa Alensa accusative nom. Alensa Alensa gen. Alensa genitive Alensa Alejensa Aleinsa rare partitive Aleaan Aleansa Alejaan Alejansa inessive Alessaan Alessansa Aleissaan Aleissansa elative Alestaan Alestansa Aleistaan Aleistansa illative Aleensa Aleihinsa adessive Alellaan Alellansa Aleillaan Aleillansa ablative Aleltaan Aleltansa Aleiltaan Aleiltansa allative Alelleen Alellensa Aleilleen Aleillensa essive Alenaan Alenansa Aleinaan Aleinansa translative Alekseen Aleksensa Aleikseen Aleiksensa abessive Alettaan Alettansa Aleittaan Aleittansa instructive — — comitative — Aleineen Aleinensa

Statistics

• The given name Ale belongs to 51 male individuals (and as a middle name to 48 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Lea

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English ale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːl/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Ale n (strong, genitive Ales, plural Ales)

1. ale

Declension

Declension of Ale [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Ale	die	Ales
genitive	eines	des	Ales	der	Ales
dative	einem	dem	Ale	den	Ales
accusative	ein	das	Ale	die	Ales

Further reading

• “Ale” in Duden online

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.lɛ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -alɛ
• Syllabification: A‧le
• Homophones: ale, alę, Alę

Proper noun

Ale f

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of Ala

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈale/ [ˈa.le]
• Rhymes: -ale
• Syllabification: A‧le

Proper noun

Ale m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Alejandro

Proper noun

Ale f

1. a diminutive of the female given name Alejandra