Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
sule
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Various origins: * Nigerian surname predominantly found in Northern Nigeria and among Hausa such as Maitama Sule, Sule Lamido, and Abdullahi Sule, and among Yoruba such as Olayinka Sule, Rofiat Sule, and Sule Ladipo, as well as other Nigerian states including Kogi State. * Borrowed from Hungarian Süle, a pet form of the personal name Szilveszter. * Borrowed from Marathi सुळे (suḷe), a surname predominantly found in Maharashtra.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Süle, सुळे

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does sule mean?
A surname.
Where does sule come from?
It is traced to Hungarian.

How to pronounce sule

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