Pelle

See also: pelle, pellé, pellë, and pëlle

Danish

Proper noun

Pelle

1. a diminutive of the male given name Per or Peter, sometimes also used as a formal given name.

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German *pelle, whose existence is assured by the word’s prevalence in eastern dialects of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Low German (and East Central German). It was introduced there by Dutch settlers from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Dutch pelle, an old borrowing from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pellis (“skin”). Compare modern Dutch pel, pellen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛlə/

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Noun

Pelle f (genitive Pelle, plural Pellen)

1. skin, mostly with reference to sausages or vegetables, especially potatoes; peel

Derived terms

• auf die Pelle rücken
• pellen

Further reading

• “Pelle” in Duden online

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Swedish

Proper noun

Pelle c (genitive Pelles)

1. a diminutive of the male given names Per, Pär, or Peter.
2. (rare) a male given name.