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Pe Ell

/piˈɛl/

Pe Ell proper noun: a town in Lewis County, Washington, United States.

Proper noun

Pe Ell

  1. A town in Lewis County, Washington, United States.

Origin of Pe Ell

Uncertain, but several theories exist: * From an attempt by the local natives to pronounce the given name of the early French-Canadian settler, Pierre Charles. * From an initialism formed from the first initials of Pierre Charles and his Indian wife. * A corrupted form of the surname Pershell, from Charlie Pershell, a local early settler.

Questions about Pe Ell

What does Pe Ell mean?
Pe Ell means a town in Lewis County, Washington, United States.
What part of speech is Pe Ell?
Pe Ell is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pe Ell?
Pe Ell is pronounced /piˈɛl/.

Words near Pe Ell in the dictionary

  1. PDUs
  2. PDW
  3. PDWs
  4. PDX
  5. pe
  6. Pe Ell
  7. Pe Heen
  8. PE ratio
  9. PE ratios
  10. pe-tsai
  11. Pe.

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