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Type Surname (from location)
Other Forms FormsSørlie, Sørli
From any of several places in Norway called
Sørli, derived from Norwegian
sør "south" and
li "slope, hillside" (see Old Norse
suðr and
hlíð).
Type Surname (from given name)
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Somhairle (see
McSorley).