Pendleton

/ˈpɛndəltən/ noun

Definition

A place name or surname, most notably associated with Pendleton Woolen Mills, famous for Native American-inspired blankets and clothing.

Etymology

English surname and place name from Old English, meaning 'hill settlement' or 'enclosed hill', from 'pen' (hill) + 'dūn' (hill) + 'tūn' (settlement). The redundant 'hill hill' construction reflects different linguistic layers in English place names.

Kelly Says

Pendleton blankets became deeply intertwined with Native American culture despite being made by a non-Native company, creating complex cultural relationships around authenticity and appropriation. The patterns, originally designed to appeal to Native customers, became so valued that they're now collected as both functional textiles and cultural artifacts.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፔንዴልቶን
pen-del-ton
ARالعربية
بِندِلْتُن
bin-del-tun
BNবাংলা
পেন্ডেলটন
pen-dlel-ton
CACatalà
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
CSČeština
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
DADansk
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
DEDeutsch
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
ELΕλληνικά
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
ESEspañol
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
FAفارسی
پندلتون
pen-del-ton
FISuomi
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
FRFrançais
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
GUGU
પેન્ડલટન
pen-dle-tan
HAHA
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
HEעברית
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
HIहिन्दी
पेंडलटन
pen-dle-ton
HUMagyar
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
IDBahasa Indonesia
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
IGIG
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
ITItaliano
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
JA日本語
ペンデルトン
pen-deru-ton
KKKK
Пендлтон
pen-dle-ton
KMKM
ព pendleton
pen-dle-ton
KO한국어
펜들턴
pen-deul-teon
MRMR
पेंडल्टन
pen-dle-tan
MSBahasa Melayu
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
MYမြန်မာ
ပန်ဒယ်တန်
pan-del-tan
NLNederlands
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
NONorsk
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
PAPA
ਪੈਂਡਲਟਨ
pen-dle-tan
PLPolski
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
PTPortuguês
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
RORomână
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
RUРусский
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
SVSvenska
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
SWKiswahili
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
TAதமிழ்
பண்டலெட்டன்
pan-da-le-tan
TEతెలుగు
పెండ్లెటన్
pen-dle-tan
THไทย
เพนเดิลตัน
pen-deil-tan
TLTL
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
TRTürkçe
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
UKУкраїнська
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
URاردو
پنڈلٹن
pen-dle-ton
VITiếng Việt
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
YOYO
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton
ZH中文
彭德顿
péng dé dūn
ZUZU
Pendleton
pen-dle-ton

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