Ale

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.

Proper noun

Ale (plural Ales)

1. A surname.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ale”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 21.

Anagrams

• E-la, ael, Lae, LEA, Lea, LAE, lea, EAL, ELA, Ela

Etymology

Clipping of Aleksanteri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑle/, [ˈɑ̝le̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑle
• Hyphenation^(key): A‧le

Proper noun

Ale (rare)

1. a male given name

Anagrams

• Lea

Etymology

Borrowed from English ale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːl/

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Noun

Ale n (strong, genitive Ales, plural Ales)

1. ale

Further reading

• “Ale” in Duden online

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.lɛ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -alɛ
• Syllabification: A‧le
• Homophones: ale, alę, Alę

Proper noun

Ale f

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of Ala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈale/ [ˈa.le]
• Rhymes: -ale
• Syllabification: A‧le

Proper noun

Ale m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Alejandro

Proper noun

Ale f

1. a diminutive of the female given name Alejandra