Dole
proper nounattested in dialogue
- United States/[doʊ̯ɫ]/
A surname.
proper noun
- 1
A surname.
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Dole Constituency, a parliamentary constituency in Zanzibar.
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A commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
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A hamlet in Tirymynach community, Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN6386).
Etymology
* As an English surname, from the archaic noun dole (“portion, share”). * As a French surname, from Old French dolé, past participle of doler (“to regret”), from Latin doleo (“to hurt”). * Also as a French surname, Americanized from Daul.
Forms
- plural
- Doles