# Sule

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #86,806

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Various origins:
* Nigerian surname predominantly found in Northern Nigeria and among Hausa such as Maitama Sule, Sule Lamido, and Abdullahi Sule, and among Yoruba such as Olayinka Sule, Rofiat Sule, and Sule Ladipo, as well as other Nigerian states including Kogi State.
* Borrowed from Hungarian Süle, a pet form of the personal name Szilveszter.
* Borrowed from Marathi सुळे (suḷe), a surname predominantly found in Maharashtra.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sule