Given name & surname
Jelle
Jelle is a masculine given name from West Frisian. It is used in Dutch.
Meaning & origin
Jelle’s family of names
In West Frisian usage, Jelle has a conventional equivalent in the German form Wilhelm. In Dutch usage, Jelle has a conventional equivalent in the English form Will. In Dutch usage, Jelle has a related form in JELTE.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jelle has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its West Frisian roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jelle
- Jelle ZijlstraPrime Minister of the Netherlands (1918-2001)
- Jelle Van DammeBelgian footballer (born 1983)
- Jelle VanendertBelgian cyclistborn 1985
- Jelle VossenBelgian association football playerborn 1989
- Jelle WallaysBelgian road bicycle racerborn 1989
- Jelle Nijdamroad bicycle racerborn 1963
- Jelle van GorkomDutch racing cyclistborn 1991
- Jelle ten RouwelaarDutch footballer and coachborn 1980
- Jelle Batailleassociation football playerborn 1999
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