"Ale" meaning in English

See Ale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Ales [plural]
Etymology: * As a Spanish surname, from Ale, probably a shortening of Alejandro. * As an Italian surname, likely a variant of Aleo. * As an English surname, from Middle English Ale, shortened from several names such as Alice, Allison, etc. * Also as an English surname, variant of Hale. * As a Dutch surname, from the personal name Aal, also shortened from names such as Alewijn, Albert. * As a Nepali surname, from आले (āle). This surname is mostly found in Nepal. Compare Al. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|-}} Spanish, {{der|en|it|-}} Italian, {{der|en|enm|Ale}} Middle English Ale, {{der|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{bor|en|ne|-}} Nepali Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Ales}} Ale (plural Ales)
  1. A surname.

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Ale meaning in English (1.7kB)

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