"Pellett" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Pelletts [plural]
Etymology: Either from a pet form of the personal name Pell, or a metonymic occupational surname for a furrier, from Old French pellet (“fur”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|pellet||fur}} Old French pellet (“fur”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Pellett (plural Pelletts)
  1. A surname from Old French. Wikipedia link: Pellett

Inflected forms

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