Sokol

See also: sokol and Sokół

English

Etymology

From several Slavic languages, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sokolъ (“falcon”).

Proper noun

Sokol (plural Sokols)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Sokol is the 6158th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5559 individuals. Sokol is most common among White (95.66%) individuals.

Noun

Sokol (plural Sokols)

  1. A Czech gymnastic society, once associated with Czech nationalism; a branch or member of this organisation.
    • 2002, Josepth Roth, translated by Michael Hofmann, The Radetsky March, Folio Society, published 2015, page 144:
      Under the eyes of the authorities and the gendarmerie those Sokols were multiplying in the interior of the kingdom.

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