Pekel was attested in written sources in 1436 as
Hellentorf. Across Slovenia there are many oronyms, regional names, and microtoponyms named
Pekel 'hell'. In folk geography, the name was used to metaphorically designate chasms, caves, shafts, and other narrow, dark places; for example, in
Kropa there is the
estate name Pekel originally referring to a blacksmith's shop. Semantically related names in Slovenia include Devil's Hole () in the settlement of
Okrog and Devil's Ravine () in the settlement of
Parož. See also
Pekel, Maribor,
Hell Cave, and
Hell Gorge. ==References==