-elle

suffix

Used to form feminine proper names

OriginFrench -elle →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form feminine proper names

Origin

  1. French-elle
  2. English-elle

From French -elle.

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Cite this entry
APA

-elle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-elle

MLA

“-elle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-elle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-elle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-elle.

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