Meanings
proper noun
- A town in Lewis County, Washington, United States.
Origin
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.
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APA
Pe Ell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pe%20Ell
MLA
“Pe Ell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pe%20Ell. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pe Ell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pe%20Ell.
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