Sol for a girl?

[Maireadd]

I met a Spanish girl once called this and think it’s just lovely. It means “sun”.

Is it usable do you think? What associations come to mind?

Also, French speakers’ input appreciated: would this just be plain weird as a name to French ears, since “sol” means “floor” in French?

I dont like it at all. Its not a name certainly not if you are in the Uk and reminds me if the larger that you drink in the sun with a wedge of lime.

It sounds good to me.

Plain wierd in French. Short for Solomon in English.

Campbell

Could Marisol be a potential compromise if you are concerned about the French and/or English connotations?

Spanish name, phonetically meaning 'sun and sea', and you could always use 'Sol' as a family nickname, but giving her the option for the longer version too.

It's also a shortening of the name/title given to the Virgin Mary in Spanish (Maria de la Soledad), if you are mindful of religious connotations.

Sol would be the diminutive for Marisol or Soledad. I’d go with one of those names, then use the diminutive Sol.

Thanks for the feedback. It is definitely a name!!

Marisol is pretty, but a bit long and frilly for me.

Bertrand Thanks for the French input. We have French family members so I always try to be mindful of how names sound to them too!

I know a little Soleil, which I have never heard as a name before, but it is lovely on her. Possibly an option for you?

Sounds more like a boy's name to me.

i know a Solera, I think that's a pretty name. I also like Sol but think it's quite boyish.

Everyone will think she’s a boy. I don’t look Kevin football but I still know who Sol Campbell is....

It’s a boy’s name in the uk.

For a girl it can be short for

Solange
Solenn
Solène
Marisol
(Maria) Soledad

I know a little French girl (7) called Sol. Suits her.

Solera? Isn't that an ice cream?

Not sure about Sol OP - it's a bit too masculine

Sol Campbell. Only one I know.

Sol in French is weird. Not only does it mean floor/ or ground, but also a musical note (do, re, mi, fa , SOL, la, si, do)

“I know a little French girl (7) called Sol. Suits her“

Is she very flat and shiny?

I thought Sol is a shortened/nickname in Spain - it sounds incomplete

(It's not a musical note - that's So)

No Bertrand, she is a little ray of sunshine, unlike you apparently

Solange?

MustBeThursday it is a musical note in French .
I suffered through enough years of Conservatoire to be know it

Sol is the cheap version of corona... served in most English bars

Where did that "be" come from?

I love Solange, and grew up with a beautiful boy called Sol
Sorry to be crude, but Sol by itself has a good chance of being teasing material.
'Are Sol and Trudy coming with us?'