Sul

See also: sul, súl, sùl, sül, sůl, -sul, and -sül

English

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Sul (plural Suls)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sul is the 41100^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 530 individuals. Sul is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (64.53%), White (16.79&) and Hispanic/Latino (16.23%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Shortenings

Proper noun

Sul (plural Suls)

1. Diminutive of Sully
2. Diminutive of Sullivan

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sul”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin sōl (“the sun”). Compare Welsh Sul, Cornish Sul.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syl/

Proper noun

Sul m

1. Sunday
2. (astronomy) the Sun

Synonyms

• disul

See also

• (day of the week): Previous: Sadorn. Next: Lun