Ille

See also: ille, 'ille, and -ille

English

Proper noun

Ille

1. A river in Brittany, France.

Translations

river in France

• French: Ille (fr)

Anagrams

• Lile

Estonian

Etymology

From dialectal baby talk ill (“lamb”) or illi (“good”). Also a variant of Hille.

Proper noun

Ille

1. a female given name

French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French Yle, from Old French Ysla, from Isla, from Latin īnsula (“island”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /il/

• Audio (Paris):

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Proper noun

Ille f

1. Ille (a river in Brittany, France)

Derived terms

• Ille-et-Vilaine

Further reading

• Résultats concernant « Ille » dans la base KerOfis
• Louis Deroy et Marianne Mulon, Dictionnaire de noms de lieux, Paris, Robert, 1992, p. 226

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Catalan Illa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ij/

Proper noun

Ille f

1. Former name of Ille-sur-Têt.

Derived terms

• Ille-sur-Têt

Further reading

• Cassini map on Géoportail, Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière, 2019