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The true origin of the name Solis/Soliz is unclear. One legend has it that a nobleman from Asturias ordered his troops to go into battle against the Moors because there was still enough sunlight left in the day to be successful--and they were. The Spanish word for "sun" is "sol," so the general who won the battle was given the name "Soliz" meaning "of the sun" by the nobleman from Asturias, and this name was passed down.
This of course is a terrific legend--and there may be some truth to it--but in actuality the etymology is simply a bit unclear because the name is quite old.
The name is apparently also a Sephardic Jewish names (as are most Spanish last names ending in -ez or -iz). When Spain's Jews converted forcibly or voluntarily to Roman Catholicism during the inquisition, they adopted the name of their manorial lord plus the suffix -ez. So, Jews working on land owned by a lord named Don Hernando would have likely taken the name Hernandez. It could be that the name Soliz is derived in the same way. It could also be that both the Asturian legend and the Jewish conversion stories are true at the same time--for instance, perhaps the Asturian general was called "del Sol," and then any converted Jews on his lands adopted the name "Soliz." Again, this is largely conjecture.
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