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In German, the word "Solange", means "as long".
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None of you heard of Saint Solange? Means "religious" and it's from the Latin
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solange.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solange.
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Solange in German means 'as long as'.
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There are French words that are derived from Latin whose forms changed in French and included the letters "ange", or variations of that. These letters hadn't been included in the original Latin word.
For example:
(Latin -> French)
Granea -> grange
Vindemia -> vendange
Extranea -> étrange
Somnium -> songe
Diluvium -> déluge
As you can see, it's common for some letter combinations to become "nge" in French. The Latin name Sollemnia changing to French Solange is quite natural and would fit this pattern. As one of the previous commenters has stated, the name Solange is not related to the words for "angel" or "solitary". That's not the true etymology.
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For example:
(Latin -> French)
Granea -> grange
Vindemia -> vendange
Extranea -> étrange
Somnium -> songe
Diluvium -> déluge
As you can see, it's common for some letter combinations to become "nge" in French. The Latin name Sollemnia changing to French Solange is quite natural and would fit this pattern. As one of the previous commenters has stated, the name Solange is not related to the words for "angel" or "solitary". That's not the true etymology.
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Terribly sorry, but the word sol is never, ever, ever the French word for 'alone'. Ever. The word for 'lone, solitary' is 'seul' -not- 'sol' - in French, 'sol' means 'soil' or, occasionally, 'floor'. If we're going by some strange blending of words, which isn't incredibly rare but is still a bit unusual in French, one would get 'Sol' + 'ange' - "Angel of the floor", "Angel of the soil"? Not exactly great origins. Are we overlooking the fact that 'sol' and 'ange' are both masculine nouns? A little bit contra-intuitive for a female name, but I guess such things do happen.
I also find the etymology of 'Sol' = 'sun' as suspect. Okay, so Sol(eil) + ange... not impossible, but definitely unusual. In many contracted names, the original name was the full sense - for example, Marilou was originally taken from Marie Louise. The contraction of Solange is unusual unless there was originally the idea of Soleil-Ange or Soleil Ange as a name, which, as any Francophone would tell you, is almost hysterically absurd and stupid sounding.
Sol is indeed a poetic and folkloric name for the sun in many language, ultimately taken from the latinate name for the sun. If the case, the meaning "Angel of Sol" may be acceptable, but I am highly skeptical. Beyond highly skeptical.
I'm terribly sorry, guys, but I find the given origin, through a series of linguistic mutations, to be infinitely more plausible than pretty folk etymologies which fall apart when examined linguistically. I hate to be pretentious. Sol(eil) as an origin is indeed possible, but -highly- unlikely. If of purely French origin with no outside sources, there is -no way, shape or form- in which it can mean 'solitary angel'... ever. Sol does -not- equal 'seul'.
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I also find the etymology of 'Sol' = 'sun' as suspect. Okay, so Sol(eil) + ange... not impossible, but definitely unusual. In many contracted names, the original name was the full sense - for example, Marilou was originally taken from Marie Louise. The contraction of Solange is unusual unless there was originally the idea of Soleil-Ange or Soleil Ange as a name, which, as any Francophone would tell you, is almost hysterically absurd and stupid sounding.
Sol is indeed a poetic and folkloric name for the sun in many language, ultimately taken from the latinate name for the sun. If the case, the meaning "Angel of Sol" may be acceptable, but I am highly skeptical. Beyond highly skeptical.
I'm terribly sorry, guys, but I find the given origin, through a series of linguistic mutations, to be infinitely more plausible than pretty folk etymologies which fall apart when examined linguistically. I hate to be pretentious. Sol(eil) as an origin is indeed possible, but -highly- unlikely. If of purely French origin with no outside sources, there is -no way, shape or form- in which it can mean 'solitary angel'... ever. Sol does -not- equal 'seul'.
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I have also seen this name described as having the meaning "angel of the sun", I suppose from shortening the French word for sun, soleil, and pairing it with the word for angel, ange. Although I'm sure it's incorrect, I must say I prefer the definition "angel of the sun" over "solemn". But, that's just me!
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I've read that Solange comes from sollemnis, a Latin word that means "solemn." I've also read that it means "rare jewel," but I do not know the origin of that meaning.
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