Solčava was attested in written sources as Sulçpach in 1268 (and as Sulzpach in 1306 and Sulzbach in 1491). In the local
dialect, the village is called Žocpah,
and in the 19th century its Slovene name was recorded as Žolcpah, Sušpach, and Solcpah—all
based on the
