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 (petros) meaning 'stone' or 'rock'.

People named Pelle

• Pelle Larsson (born 2001), Swedish basketball player
• Pelle Strindlund (born 1971), Swedish writer and animal rights advocate
• Howlin Pelle Almqvist (born 1978), Swedish singer, frontman of The Hives
• Pelle Ohlin (born 1969), Swedish singer, temporary frontman of Mayhem

Fictional characters

• Pelle, the main antagonist of the 2019 folk horror movie Midsommar
• Pelle the Conqueror, the main character in a Danish book and film
• Pelle Svanslös, a popular Swedish children's story character

See also

• Pele (name), given name and surname

References

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