Given name & surname

Houle

“hollow”

Houle is a surname with more than one origin. It is used in English and French.

Original FrenchHoude

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a French surname, Houle goes back to a word, meaning “hollow.”

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Where it comes from

As a French surname, it comes from French.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Houle’s family of names

In English usage, Houle as a surname has a related form in HOLE. In French usage, Houle as a surname has a related form in HOUDE.

Walk Houle’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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