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See also: Appendix:Variations of "male"
English
Etymology 1
- As a Welsh surname, from the personal name Mael, from Middle Welsh mael (“prince”).
- As an English surname of Norman origin, contaminated from many Old French sources, such as mail (“hammer”), maille (“chainmail”), maille (“denier”), or esmal (“enamel”). Compare Mailer.
- Also as an English surname, from Middle English male (“bag, pouch”).
- Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from the source of male (“male, male adult”).
- Also as an English surname, from Middle English mele (“meal, flour”) (compare Millman) or from Old Norse melr (“sandhill”). Compare Meil.
- As a Slovene surname, from the adjective mal (“small, little”), from Proto-Slavic *malъ. Compare Mal, Mahle.
- As a Norwegian surname, from a farm in Romsdal derived from Old Norse mǫl (“layer of pebbles”). Also Americanized from Mæle, Mæhle, itself related to the Norse word melr.
Compare Mele.
Proper noun
Male
- A surname.
Etymology 2
Noun
Male pl (plural only)
- Alternative form of Maale.
Proper noun
Male
- Alternative form of Maale.
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Male
- A Madang language of Papua New Guinea.
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Czech
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Male n (indeclinable, relational adjective maleský)
Further reading
- “Male”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
German
Pronunciation
Noun
Male
Polish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Male n (indeclinable, related adjective malejski)
Derived terms
nouns
- malejczyk
- malejka
References
- Male in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Walloon
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Male
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