A rare spelling variant ofEarl.
Erle
FromMiddle High Germanerle, fromOld High Germanerila, fromProto-West Germanic*aliʀu, fromProto-Germanic*alizō, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂élis-.
CompareDutchels,Englishalder,Danishel,Norwegianolder,Icelandicelri.
Erle f (genitiveErle,pluralErlen)
Short form ofGermanic compound names beginning withErl- (GermanErlinde, etc.), also seen as a modern feminine form ofErling andJarl(“earl”).
Erle