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Updated June 9, 2019

How Popular Is The Name 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.

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