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Pals
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pals PALS PALs päls
English
Noun
en noun form
en Pal
Anagrams
en alps salp ASPL alps Alps APLS Plas slap ALPs PLAs laps LPAs SPLA APLs
Catalan
ca:
Etymology
From ca la palūs swamp.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
?
ca town comarca/Baix Empordà p/Girona acomm/Catalonia
Derived terms
ca arròs de Pals
ca palenc
Dutch
Etymology
Dialectal form of nl Pauls, patronymic surname from nl Paul.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈpɑls/
nl Pals
Proper noun
nl proper noun
nl
Usage notes
In the Netherlands, mostly found in Western North Brabant, in the east of Groningen (province) Groningen and Drenthe, and on Terschelling. In Belgium, mostly found in Antwerp (province) Antwerp.
Further reading
CBG (2007), "Pals", in Nederlandse Familienamenbank
Marynissen, Ann, & Bijnens, Paul (2008), "Pals", in familienaam.be