Zèlle

surname · Latin script

Zèlle is a surname written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: From Middle High German zelle, from Old High German zella (9th century), from Ecclesiastical Latin cella. The cytological sense (17th c.) is a semantic loan from English cell (coined by Robert Hooke).

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Meaning & origin

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Derivation of Zèlle: each step is the form the one above it came from.
Zèlle
  1. Middle High Germanzelle(measured from records)
  2. Old High Germanzella9th century(measured from records)
  3. Ecclesiastical Latincella(measured from records)
  4. Englishcellcoined by Robert Hooke(measured from records)

From Middle High German zelle, from Old High German zella (9th century), from Ecclesiastical Latin cella. The cytological sense (17th c.) is a semantic loan from English cell (coined by Robert Hooke).

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Evidence

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What does the name Zèlle mean, and where does it come from?
From Middle High German zelle, from Old High German zella (9th century), from Ecclesiastical Latin cella. The cytological sense (17th c.) is a semantic loan from English cell (coined by Robert Hooke). Recorded by Wiktionary.

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Zèlle”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.

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