Erle

See also: erle

English

Etymology

A rare spelling variant of Earl.

Proper noun

Erle

  1. A male given name from English.
  2. A surname.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German erle, from Old High German erila, from Proto-West Germanic *aliʀu, from Proto-Germanic *alizō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis-.

Compare Dutch els, English alder, Danish el, Norwegian older, Icelandic elri.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Erle f (genitive Erle, plural Erlen)

  1. alder

Declension

Declension of Erle [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Erle die Erlen
genitive einer der Erle der Erlen
dative einer der Erle den Erlen
accusative eine die Erle die Erlen

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Norwegian

Etymology

Short form of Germanic compound names beginning with Erl- (German Erlinde, etc.), also seen as a modern feminine form of Erling and Jarl (“earl”).

Proper noun

Erle

  1. a female given name

References

  • [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 1089 females with the given name Erle living in Norway on January 1st 2014, with the frequency peak in the 2000s decade. Accessed on July 11th, 2014.
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