Likely a pet form of Soleil or Sol names, carrying associations with the sun, warmth, and brightness.
Solie blooms from Scandinavian soil, most likely a softened diminutive of the Old Norse name Solveig — a compound of sol (sun) and veig (strength or vitality). In Viking-age culture, names invoking the sun carried genuine weight: the sun was a feminine deity, Sól, who drove her chariot across the sky each day, and names echoing her radiance were gifts of warmth and power to a child. The name Solveig has endured across the centuries largely because of Henrik Ibsen's beloved 1867 drama Peer Gynt, in which Solveig is the faithful, luminous counterpart to the restless, self-deceiving protagonist — her constancy becoming the moral heart of the play.
Edvard Grieg immortalized her in music with the hauntingly beautiful 'Solveig's Song,' giving the name an almost mythic resonance in Scandinavian consciousness. Solie as a standalone form carries that solar brightness in a softer, more intimate register. It moves through the mouth gently, like a term of endearment rather than a formal name — which is precisely the register in which Scandinavian families have historically used it.
In contemporary usage, Solie has begun appearing beyond Norway and Sweden, appealing to parents who want something that sounds warmly familiar yet genuinely rare. Its two syllables feel unhurried and tender, and its connection to light gives it a timeless optimism that more fashionable names often lack.