Pelle
Danish
Proper noun
Pelle
- a diminutive of the male given name Per or Peter, sometimes also used as a formal given name.
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
Noun
Pelle f (genitive Pelle, plural Pellen)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Pelle” in Duden online
Swedish
Proper noun
Pelle c (genitive Pelles)
- a diminutive of the male given names Per, Pär, or Peter.
- (rare) a male given name.
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