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Meaning and Origin
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Origin and Meaning of Sole
User Submitted Origins
Spanish
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Italian
38%
English
11%
User Submitted Meanings
- 2 submissions from the United States and Canada agree the name Sole means "Sun" and is of German origin.
- A submission from Costa Rica says the name Sole means "Italian word for Sun" and is of Italian origin.
- According to a user from Georgia, U.S., the name Sole is of Spanish origin and means "Religion".
- A submission from Texas, U.S. says the name Sole means "Gift of God" and is of Spanish origin.
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Sole
Any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus Solea and allied genera of the family Soleidæ, especially the common European species (Solea vulgaris), which is a valuable food fish.Any one of several American flounders somewhat resembling the true sole in form or quality, as the California sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata), the long-finned sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus), and other species.
Etymology: F. sole, L. solea; -- so named from its flat shape. See Sole of the foot
noun Sole
Senses
- The bottom of the foot; hence, also, rarely, the foot itself."The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot." [Gen. viii. 9.]"Hast wandered through the world now long a day, Yet ceasest not thy weary soles to lead." [Spenser.]
- The bottom of a shoe or boot, or the piece of leather which constitutes the bottom."The “caliga” was a military shoe, with a very thick sole, tied above the instep." [Arbuthnot.]
- The bottom or lower part of anything, or that on which anything rests in standing.
- [Agric]
The bottom of the body of a plow; -- called also slade; also, the bottom of a furrow. - [Far]
The horny substance under a horse's foot, which protects the more tender parts. - [Fort]
The bottom of an embrasure. - [Naut]
A piece of timber attached to the lower part of the rudder, to make it even with the false keel.
Totten. - [Mining]
The seat or bottom of a mine; -- applied to horizontal veins or lodes.
- [Agric]
Etymology: AS. sole, fr. L. sooleaor rather an assumed L. sola), akin to solumround, soil, sole of the foot. Cf. Exile Saloon Soil earth, Sole the fish
verb Sole
To furnish with a sole; as, to sole a shoe.
adjective Sole
Senses
- Being or acting without another; single; individual; only."The soleson of my queen." [Shak.]"He, be sure . . . first and last will reign Sole king." [Milton.]
- [Law] Single; unmarried; as, a feme sole .synonyms: Single; individual; only; alone; solitary.
Etymology: L. solus, or OF. sol, F. seulfr. L. solus; cf. L. sollus whole, entire. Cf. Desolate Solemn Solo Sullen
Other Dictionary Sources
- Right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European
- The underside of footwear or a golf club
- The underside of the foot
- Lean flesh of any of several flatfish
- Put a new sole on ("sole the shoes")
- Not divided or shared with others ("sole rights of publication")
- Being the only one; single and isolated from others ("the sole heir" and "the sole example")
Wiktionary
From Middle English sole, soole, from Old English sāl (“a rope, cord, line, bond, rein, door-hinge, necklace, collar”), from Proto-Germanic *sailą, *sailaz (“rope, cable”), *sailō (“noose, rein, bondage”), from Proto-Indo-European *sey- (“to tie to, tie together”). Cognate with Scots sale, saile (“halter, collar”), Dutch zeel (“rope, cord, strap”), German Seil (“rope, cable, wire”), Icelandic seil (“a string, line”). Non-Germanic cognate include Albanian dell (“sinew, vein”).
- (dialectal or obsolete) A wooden band or yoke put around the neck of an ox or cow in the stall.
From Middle English, from Old English sol (“mire, miry place”), from Proto-Germanic *sulą (“mire, wallow, mud”), from Proto-Indo-European *sūl- (“thick liquid”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian soal (“ditch”), Dutch sol (“water and mud filled pit”), German Suhle (“mire, wallow”), Norwegian saula, søyla (“mud puddle”). More at soil.
- (dialectal, Northern England) A pond or pool; a dirty pond of standing water.
From earlier sowle (“to pull by the ear”). Origin unknown. Perhaps from sow (“female pig”) + -le, as in the phrase "take a sow by the wrong ear", or from Middle English sole (“rope”). See above.
From Middle English sole, soule, from Old French sol, soul (“alone”), from Latin sōlus (“alone, single, solitary, lonely”), of unknown origin. Perhaps related to Old Latin sollus (“whole, complete”), from Proto-Indo-European *solw-, *salw-, *slōw- (“safe, healthy”). More at save.
From Middle English sole, soole, from Old English. Reinforced by Anglo-Norman, Old French sole, from Vulgar Latin *sola ("bottom of the shoe", also "flatfish"), from Latin solea (“sandal, bottom of the shoe”), from Proto-Indo-European *swol- (“sole”). Cognate with Dutch zool (“sole, tread”), German Sohle (“sole, insole, bottom, floor”), Danish sål (“sole”), Icelandic sóli (“sole, outsole”), Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰 (sulja, “sandal”). Related to Latin solum (“bottom, ground, soil”). More at soil.
- (anatomy) The bottom or plantar surface of the foot.
- (footwear) The bottom of a shoe or boot.
- (obsolete) The foot itself.
- Solea solea, a flatfish of the family Soleidae.
- The bottom or lower part of anything, or that on which anything rests in standing.
- The bottom of the body of a plough; the slade.
- The bottom of a furrow.
- The end section of the chanter of a set of bagpipes.
- The horny substance under a horse's foot, which protects the more tender parts.
- (military) The bottom of an embrasure.
- (nautical) A piece of timber attached to the lower part of the rudder, to make it even with the false keel.
- (mining) The seat or bottom of a mine; applied to horizontal veins or lodes.
sole was also found in the following language(s): Danish, Esperanto, French, Interlingue, Italian, Latin, Neapolitan, Norman, Norwegian Bokmål, Old French, and Polish
Notable Persons Named Sole
Notable Persons Named Sole
Solé
Solé is a hip hop music rapper, songwriter, actress, and rapping. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1993 to present. Solé was given the name Tonya Michelle Johnston on July 17th, 1973. Solé is also known as Mrssole.
Notable Persons With the Last Name Sole
Notable Persons With the Last Name Sole
Solé
Solé is a hip hop music rapper, songwriter, actress, and rapping. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1993 to present. Solé was given the name Tonya Michelle Johnston on July 17th, 1973. Solé is also known as Mrssole.
Domenico De Sole
Domenico De Sole is a chairman, sotheby's, tom ford international, tom ford, and sotheby'sandtom ford international. Domenico was born in 1944.
David Sole
David Sole is a rugby player.
Rafael Bardem
Rafael Bardem was an actor. He was most active from 1940 to 1969. Rafael was given the name Rafael Bardem Solé on January 10th, 1889 in Barcelona, Spain. He breathed his last breath on November 6th, 1972.
Alfred Sole
Alfred Sole is a film director, film producer, screenwriter, director, producer, and writer. Alfred was born on July 2nd, 1943 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States.
Sebastián Solé
Sebastián was born on June 12th, 1991 in Rosario, Santa Fe.
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Ethnicity Distribution
| Ethnicity | Sole | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| █ | White | 77.96% | 64.26% |
| █ | African American | 6.49% | 11.96% |
| █ | Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander | 1.85% | 4.85% |
| █ | American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.66% | 0.69% |
| █ | Two or More Ethnicities | 1.65% | 1.76% |
| █ | Hispanic or Latino | 11.38% | 16.26% |
Of Last Name Sole
People with the last name Sole are most frequently White or Hispanic or Latino