indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Meaning & History
English: of uncertain origin; perhaps derived from the vocabulary word soul as a term of affection.
From a derivative of Old French soule ‘platform’, ‘storey’,(see Soule), a topographic name for someone who lived in a house with more than one storey, something of a rarity in the Middle Ages.
French (Soulé): variant of Soulier.
From a derivative of Old French soule ‘platform’, ‘storey’,(see Soule), a topographic name for someone who lived in a house with more than one storey, something of a rarity in the Middle Ages.
French (Soulé): variant of Soulier.