Jelle

Jelle is a West Frisian and Dutch masculine given name, a regional form of the Germanic name Gelle or Gelle, itself a short form of names beginning with the element gail or geil, meaning joyful or lively. It has been used for centuries in the Netherlands and particularly in the Frisian-speaking regions of the northern Netherlands and Germany. Related forms include Gelle, Gel, and the longer Germanic names from which such pet forms descend, such as those beginning with the Old High German element gail.