# Ale
## English
### 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)
* A surname.
* Diminutive of Alejandra, from analogy with English Alison or Alexandra

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Ale is the 34223rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 663 individuals. Ale is most common among White (37.86%), Hispanic/Latino (26.24%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (22.78%) individuals.

### 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

## Finnish
### Etymology

Clipping of Aleksanteri.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑle/, [ˈɑ̝le̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑle
* Hyphenation: A‧le

### Proper noun

Ale (rare)
* a male given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Ale (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Aleni
Aleni
accusative
nom.
Aleni
Aleni
gen.
Aleni
genitive
Aleni
Alejeni Aleini $^{rare}$
partitive
Aleani
Alejani
inessive
Alessani
Aleissani
elative
Alestani
Aleistani
illative
Aleeni
Aleihini
adessive
Alellani
Aleillani
ablative
Aleltani
Aleiltani
allative
Alelleni
Aleilleni
essive
Alenani
Aleinani
translative
Alekseni
Aleikseni
abessive
Alettani
Aleittani
instructive
comitative
—Aleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Alesi
Alesi
accusative
nom.
Alesi
Alesi
gen.
Alesi
genitive
Alesi
Alejesi Aleisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Aleasi
Alejasi
inessive
Alessasi
Aleissasi
elative
Alestasi
Aleistasi
illative
Aleesi
Aleihisi
adessive
Alellasi
Aleillasi
ablative
Aleltasi
Aleiltasi
allative
Alellesi
Aleillesi
essive
Alenasi
Aleinasi
translative
Aleksesi
Aleiksesi
abessive
Alettasi
Aleittasi
instructive
comitative
—Aleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Alemme
Alemme
accusative
nom.
Alemme
Alemme
gen.
Alemme
genitive
Alemme
Alejemme Aleimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Aleamme
Alejamme
inessive
Alessamme
Aleissamme
elative
Alestamme
Aleistamme
illative
Aleemme
Aleihimme
adessive
Alellamme
Aleillamme
ablative
Aleltamme
Aleiltamme
allative
Alellemme
Aleillemme
essive
Alenamme
Aleinamme
translative
Aleksemme
Aleiksemme
abessive
Alettamme
Aleittamme
instructive
comitative
—Aleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Alenne
Alenne
accusative
nom.
Alenne
Alenne
gen.
Alenne
genitive
Alenne
Alejenne Aleinne $^{rare}$
partitive
Aleanne
Alejanne
inessive
Alessanne
Aleissanne
elative
Alestanne
Aleistanne
illative
Aleenne
Aleihinne
adessive
Alellanne
Aleillanne
ablative
Aleltanne
Aleiltanne
allative
Alellenne
Aleillenne
essive
Alenanne
Aleinanne
translative
Aleksenne
Aleiksenne
abessive
Alettanne
Aleittanne
instructive
comitative
—Aleinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Alensa
Alensa
accusative
nom.
Alensa
Alensa
gen.
Alensa
genitive
Alensa
Alejensa Aleinsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Aleaan Aleansa
Alejaan Alejansa
inessive
Alessaan Alessansa
Aleissaan Aleissansa
elative
Alestaan Alestansa
Aleistaan Aleistansa
illative
Aleensa
Aleihinsa
adessive
Alellaan Alellansa
Aleillaan Aleillansa
ablative
Aleltaan Aleltansa
Aleiltaan Aleiltansa
allative
Alelleen Alellensa
Aleilleen Aleillensa
essive
Alenaan Alenansa
Aleinaan Aleinansa
translative
Alekseen Aleksensa
Aleikseen Aleiksensa
abessive
Alettaan Alettansa
Aleittaan Aleittansa
instructive
comitative
—Aleineen Aleinensa :

#### Statistics

* The given name Ale belongs to 52 male individuals (and as a middle name to 50 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* Lea

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from English ale.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eːl/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Ale n (strong, genitive Ales, plural Ales)
* ale

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Ale” in Duden online

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.lɛ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -alɛ
* Syllabification: A‧le
* Homophones: ale, alę, Alę

### Proper noun

Ale f
* nominative/accusative/vocative plural of Ala

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈale/ [ˈa.le]
* Rhymes: -ale
* Syllabification: A‧le

### Proper noun

Ale m
* a diminutive of the male given name Alejandro

### Proper noun

Ale f
* a diminutive of the female given name Alejandra