English

Proper noun

Erle

1. A male given name.

German

Etymology

From Old High German erila, from Proto-Germanic *alizō, *alisō (compare Dutch els, English alder, Danish el, Norwegian older, Icelandic elri), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisos.

Noun

Erle f ‎(genitive Erle, plural Erlen)

1. alder

Declension

Derived terms

• erlen

Norwegian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Erle

1. A female given name.

References

• 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.

Basque

Noun

erle

1. bee

Declension