Pellett

P3E1L1L1E1T1T1

proper noun

A surname from Old French.

OriginOld French pellet →
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Meanings

proper nounPellett (plural Pelletts)

plural Pelletts

  1. A surname from Old French.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchpellet“fur”
  2. EnglishPellett

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

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