The Sauli Family Name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Sauli, so the heraldry linked to Saul is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Family name meaning

Long before computers fixed spellings, Sauli and Saul were used side by side. Its meaning, shared with Saul, is “A personal name traditionally meaning asked-for”.

Sauli is listed among the recognised spellings of Saul. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. French birth records list 557 children named Sauli between 1891 and 2000. Sauli sounds close to Sali, so it can help to search both.

Want more than a summary? See the Sauli family name pack.