Given name & surname

Tole

“born with the break of day”

In French use, Tole is a diminutive of Anatole. One Greek interpretation is “born with the break of day.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In French use, Tole is a diminutive of Anatole. One Greek interpretation is “born with the break of day.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

In French use, Tole is a diminutive of Anatole. Anatole has been associated with Late Latin and Greek naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In French usage, Tole is a diminutive of Anatole. In English usage, Tole as a surname is a short form of APOSTOL.

The story

In French use, Tole is a diminutive of Anatole. The history of Anatole gives this family its wider story. Anatole’s historical associations include an early bishop of Cahors and a 9th-century Scottish bishop.

Explained through its name family

Tole’s family of names

In French usage, Tole is a diminutive of Anatole. In Macedonian usage, Tole is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Толе. In English usage, Tole as a surname is a short form of APOSTOL.

Walk Tole’s family in the name graph

ToleToloТолеΤόλεAnatoleApostolTollTowle

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Around the world

Tole has relatives in 4 languages.

English

6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 4

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

Spellings & scripts 3

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

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