South German: nickname from Middle High German tol,
dol ‘foolish’, ‘mad’; also ‘strong’, ‘handsome’.South
German (Döll): variant of Thiel.South German
(Bavaria): topographic name for someone living in a valley, Middle
High German tol ‘ditch’.North German: habitational
name from Dolle, Dollen, or Döllen in Brandenburg.English: nickname for a foolish individual, from Middle English
dolle ‘dull’, ‘foolish’ (Old English dol). The byform
dyl(le) gave rise to Middle English dil(le),
dul(le), modern English dull. Compare Dill 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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