Boy · Germanic, through Norman French
Serlo
Say it: SER-loh
Meaning
A Norman name of Germanic origin; the meaning is uncertain.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A Norman name, giving the surname Searle.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Serle
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Where this comes from
- The Domesday Book (1086) source
- Medieval European charters and records
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