"-elle" meaning in English

See -elle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From French -elle. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|-elle}} French -elle Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -elle, {{en-suffix}} -elle
  1. Used to form feminine proper names Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--elle-en-suffix-McM5HLRk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 61 4 1 13 14 2 5

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