Meaning and Origin
What does the name Sou mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Sou
User Submitted Origins
Japanese
79%
Korean
7%
African
7%
Chinese
7%
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from California, U.S. says the name Sou is of Japanese origin and means "The name Sou means Adore, bright and clear".
- A user from California, U.S. says the name Sou is of Japanese origin and means "Sacrifice".
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Sou
An old French copper coin, equivalent in value to, and now displaced by, the five-centime piece (1/20 of a franc), which is popularly called a sou.
Etymology: F. sou, OF. sol, from L. solidus a gold coin, in LL., a coin of less value. See Sold (n.) Solid, and and cf. Sol Soldo
Other Dictionary Sources
- A former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money ("he hasn't a sou to his name")
Wiktionary
Borrowed from French sou. Doublet of solidus and soldo.
- An old French copper coin equal to one twentieth of a livre or twelve deniers.
- (dated, slang) Cent; pocket money.
- (dated) A thing of the smallest value; a whit; a jot.
- I do not care a for your excuses.
sou was also found in the following language(s): Afrikaans, Catalan, Folopa, French, Haitian Creole, Japanese, Lindu, Livonian, Luxembourgish, Mandarin, Old Catalan, Portuguese, and Zhuang