Stelle

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proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginGerman Stelle ← Middle High German stellen ← Old High German stellen →
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Meanings

proper nounStelle (plural Stelles)

plural Stelles

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*stel-
  2. Proto-West Germanic*stalljan
  3. Old High Germanstellen
  4. Middle High Germanstellen
  5. Germanstellen
  6. GermanStelle
  7. EnglishStelle

Borrowed from German Stelle.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Estell
Cite this entry
APA

Stelle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stelle

MLA

“Stelle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stelle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stelle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stelle.

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