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

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛlə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Pelle f (genitive Pelle, plural Pellen)

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

Declension

Declension of Pelle [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Pelle	die	Pellen
genitive	einer	der	Pelle	der	Pellen
dative	einer	der	Pelle	den	Pellen
accusative	eine	die	Pelle	die	Pellen

Derived terms

• auf die Pelle rücken
• pellen

Further reading

• “Pelle” in Duden online
• “Pelle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Pelle c (genitive Pelles)

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