Sol

A diminutive of the male given name Solomon.

Proper noun literature, media

  1. The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth.
  2. The sun god; equivalent of the Greek Helios. Brother of Luna and Aurora.
  3. The sun goddess.
  4. A male given name
    • Sol (named after the solar eclipse on the day of his birth) was born in March 2015 with an undetected clot in his upper left arm. - 2017 March 1, Marc Waddington, “How dad’s bionic arm invention is changing son’s life &...

Origin

Etymology tree Latin Sōlbor. English Sol Borrowed from Latin Sōl.

Synonyms

sun Sun ☉ ☼

Derived

Sol Invictus Sol system solifaction

Proper noun Entry 2

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Solomon.
    • “Chock full o’ science,” said the radiant Captain, “as ever he was! Sol Gills, Sol Gills, what have you been up to, for this many a long day, my ould boy?” - 1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and...

Origin

Shortening.

Noun

  1. Or (gold), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets.
    • 4. Luna, a Mantle of Estate, Mars doubled Ermine, ouched Sol, garnished with Strings fastned thereunto fretways dependent, and tasselled of the same. [...] These Arms do belong to the Town of Beckbock in Wales. 5....
    • George [...] Ist. Mars, three Lions passant guardant in Pale Sol, for the Arms of England, Impal'd with Scotland, i.e. Sol, a Lion rampant within a double Tressure counterflory Mars. 2d. Jupiter, three Fleurs de Lis...
    • 8. Tierce in Mantle, first Mars, two Lions passant-guardant in pale, Sol, for Brunswick; 2d Sol, Semi of Hearts proper, a Lion rampant Jupiter, for Lunenburgh; - 1735, Francis Nichols, The Irish Compendium … vol. III of...
  2. Gold.