French: unexplained; perhaps a habitational name from Dole in
the Jura.
Variant of Czech Dolejš ‘lower’, a
distinguishing epithet for one of two or more bearers of the same
personal name, living in the lower part of the village. Compare
Horejš (see Horejsi).
Slovenian:
unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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