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1) Variant spelling of Tule (see Tóli) [1]
2) Latin spelling of Greek Θούλη, a place name used by the Greek explorer Pytheas (380 - ca. 310 BC) for an island somewhere 'farthest north' [2]
It is uncertain, which place he meant, guesses include Greenland, Iceland, Smøla in Norway, Saaremaa in Estonia, Shetland Islands
The meaning of the name is uncertain. Theories include
a) Greek tholos = 'mud, slime' [3]
b) Greek tele = 'far' [3]
c) Celtic thuai = 'north' [3]
d) From the name of the legendary king Thulus [3]
Thule | ♂ |
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Tule | ♂ |
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See also Tullin
Country | Commonness
Commonness | Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ | |||
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| as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | |
Sweden[4] |
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21 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 50 |
Denmark[5] |
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5 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
5 | n.a. |
Norway[6] |
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0 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
Finland[7] |
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n.a. |
1 | 0 | 0 | n.a. |
1 |
Greenland[8] |
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0 | 0 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
#: count of main first name only | |||||||
&: count of both main and additional first names | |||||||
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country. |
No recent statistics trend found in databases for Thule.