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Pellett

Pellett proper noun: a surname from Old French.

Proper noun

Pellett (plural Pelletts)

  1. A surname from Old French.

Forms of Pellett

pluralPelletts

Origin of Pellett

Either from a pet form of the personal name Pell, or a metonymic occupational surname for a furrier, from Old French pellet (“fur”).

Questions about Pellett

What does Pellett mean?
Pellett means a surname from Old French.
What part of speech is Pellett?
Pellett is a proper noun.

Words near Pellett in the dictionary

  1. pelletless
  2. pelletlike
  3. pelletron
  4. pelletrons
  5. pellets
  6. Pellett
  7. pellettable
  8. pelletted
  9. Pelletts
  10. pelletty
  11. pellety

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