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Type Surname (from occupation & ornamental)
Scripts Соболь(Ukrainian, Russian)
Pronounced Pron. SO-bəl(Russian)

Meaning & History

Occupational name for a fur trader, from the Slavic word sobolĭ meaning "sable, marten". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.