Pelle (given name)


Pelle is a Scandinavian diminutive of the names Per and Peder, variations of the name Peter. It was the No. 351-ranked name in popularity in the Netherlands in 2015.

Direct translations

  • Italian: pelle – skin
  • French: Pellé – nickname for a bald old man
  • Middle Low German: Pelle – precious purple silk cloth
  • Finnish: pelle – clown

Meaning of the name

Pelle is a Scandinavian pet form of the name 'Per'. Forms of this name deriving from other languages include 'Petter', 'Peder' and 'Peter'.
Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived, via Latin petra, from the Greek word πέτρος meaning 'stone' or 'rock'.

People named Pelle

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