Solange

so-LAHNZH
French
"solemn"

Solange Origin and Meaning

The name Solange is a girl's name of French origin meaning "solemn".

This is a soft, soignée French girls' namethat has become familiar here via singer Solange Knowles, younger sister of Beyonce.

It is also the name of a martyred ninth century saint, a poor shepherdess who came to a tragic end while defending her honor. Among other things, St Solange is a patron saint of rain.

Solange would make a striking, sophisticated choice. Pronunciation: so-LAHNZH.

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Solange Popularity

Famous People Named Solange

  • Saint Solange
    9th century Frankish shepherdess and martyr
  • Solange Piaget Knowles
    American singer; sister of Beyonce
  • Solange Sand
    daughter of French novelist and feminist George Sand
  • Solange Azagury
    Partridge, British jewelry designer
  • Solange Pauline Eugénie d'Herbez de la Tour
    French architect
  • Solange Louise Troisier
    French physician and politician
  • Solange Sinclair
    Miss Jamaica 2017

Solange in Pop Culture

  • Solange Prudhomme Robillard
    Scarlett O'Hara's maternal grandmother in Gone with the Wind
  • Solange Dimitrios
    Bond girl from Casino Royale
  • Solange Sourzac
    character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
  • Solange
    real name of The Snow Queen villainess in Shelby Bach's Ever Afters series