Soleil
so-LAY
French
"sun"Soleil Origin and Meaning
The name Soleil is a girl's name of French origin meaning "sun".
An attractive French word name known here via former child TV star Soleil Moon Frye, aka Punky Brewster. It started to be lightly used in the U.S. in the 1920's, and is now attracting some attention as both a sunny nature and an exotic name. It's currently Number 680 on Nameberry.
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Famous People Named Soleil
- Soleil Moon FryeAmerican actress
- Sky SoleilAmerican male voice actor
- Cypress Soleil Lee (b. 1995)daughter of rapper Solé
- Sophia Madrien Soleil Bell (b. 2001)daughter of singer Tara McLean
- Bodhi Soleil Reed Somerhalder (b. 2017)daughter of actors Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed
Soleil in Pop Culture
- Cirque du Soleilfamous Canadian circus
- Soleilcharacter on the American TV show "Touch"
- Soleildaughter of Laslow (Lazward) in the game "Fire Emblem: Fates"