Erle

See also: erle

English

Etymology

A rare spelling variant of Earl.

Proper noun

Erle

1. A male given name from English.

Anagrams

• Reel, leer, reel

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German erila, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *alizō, *alisō (compare Dutch els, English alder, Danish el, Norwegian older, Icelandic elri), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisos.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Erle f (genitive Erle, plural Erlen)

1. alder

Derived terms

• erlen

Further reading

• “Erle” in Duden online

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Norwegian

Etymology

Short form of Germanic compound names beginning with Erl- (German Erlinde, etc.), also seen as a modern feminine form of Erling and Jarl (“earl”).

Proper noun

Erle

1. a female given name.

References

• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 1089 females with the given name Erle living in Norway on January 1st 2014, with the frequency peak in the 2000s decade. Accessed on July 11th, 2014.