Scholle

• Sholly

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Scholle.

Scholle (plural Scholles)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Scholle is the 34539^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 655 individuals. Scholle is most common among White (94.35%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Scholle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔlə/
• Rhymes: -ɔlə

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From Middle High German scholle m or f, from Old High German scollo m, scolla f. The feminine gender is chiefly Central and Low German. Cognate with Dutch schol, Middle Low German scholle.

Scholle f (genitive Scholle, plural Schollen)

1. a flat, brittle piece of something, chiefly of earth (a clod) or ice (a floe)

   Hyponyms: Eisscholle, Erdscholle

2. (by extension, solemn) earth, field, agricultural ground

   Synonyms: Acker, Boden

16th century, from Middle Low German scholle. Probably from figurative use of etymology 1.

Scholle f (genitive Scholle, plural Schollen)

1. plaice (fish)

• “Scholle” in Duden online
• “Scholle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache