Jelte is a ♂ boy name.
Jelte is a variant of the Frisian and Dutch name Jelle. In Frisian, Jelle derived from the element “gelt” and in Dutch, it derived from the name Willem.
Jelte means “payment”, “sacrifice” (from Germanic “gelt”) and “protector,” “resolute protector,” “will helmet,” or “willing to protect” (from Old High German “willio” = will/desire + “helm” = protection/helmet).
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