Doll

Family name origins & meanings

• South German : nickname from Middle High German tol, dol ‘foolish’, ‘mad’; also ‘strong’, ‘handsome’.
• South German (Döll) : variant of Thiel.
• South German (Bavaria) : topographic name for someone living in a valley, Middle High German tol ‘ditch’.
• North German : habitational name from Dolle, Dollen, or Döllen in Brandenburg.
• English : nickname for a foolish individual, from Middle English dolle ‘dull’, ‘foolish’ (Old English dol). The byform dyl(le) gave rise to Middle English dil(le), dul(le), modern English dull. Compare Dill 3.