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- ↑ "Behind the Name: Pelle". Behind the Name. 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ↑ "Pelle Name Meaning & Pelle Family History at Ancestry.com". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
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