Surname

Pelling

“son of Heilyn”

Pelling is a surname from Welsh.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Pelling is a form of Palin. Palin goes back to Welsh ap Heilyn, meaning “son of Heilyn.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Pelling is a form of Palin. Palin comes from Welsh.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Pelling’s family of names

In English usage, Pelling as a surname has a related form in PALIN.

Walk Pelling’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Pelling, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Welsh

Pendry

“son of Henry”

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Welsh

Penry

“son of Henry”

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Welsh

Petrock

Petrock is a masculine given name from Cornish, ultimately from Welsh.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Welsh

Pàdraig

Pàdraig is a masculine given name, probably from Latin, ultimately from Old Welsh. It is used in Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Welsh

Pew

Pew is a surname from Welsh.

No U.S. birth series

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Welsh

Pugh

Pugh is a surname from Welsh.

No U.S. birth series

57% boys · 43% girls

Latin

Powys

“provincial”

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Welsh

Powis

“provincial”

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Pelling’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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