Pelle
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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 Middle Low German *pelle, whose existence is assured by the word’s prevalence in eastern dialects of German Low German (and East Central German). It was introduced there by Dutch settlers from Middle Dutch pelle, an old borrowing from Latin pellis (“skin”). Compare modern Dutch pel, pellen.
Pronunciation
Noun
Pelle f (genitive Pelle, plural Pellen)
Declension
Declension of Pelle
Derived terms
Further reading
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Pelle c (genitive Pelles)
- a diminutive of the male given names Per, Pär, or Peter
- (rare) a male given name
Derived terms
- fuskpelle (“a cheater”)
- slarvpelle (“someone sloppy or careless”)
- snaskpelle (“someone who has a sweet tooth”)
- snuskpelle (“someone gross”)
- toast Pelle Janzon (“type of dish”)
Statistics
- According to the Swedish Tax Office, the given name Pelle belong to 3428 individuals in Sweden in December 2024.[1]