Ola
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ola"
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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Proper noun edit
Ola
- A female given name used in the U.S. in the end of the nineteenth century.
Etymology 2 edit
Various origins:
- Borrowed from Yoruba Ọlá. Ọlá is an extremely common prefix for Yoruba names (and serves as a common form of shortened names), coming from ọlá (“honor”)
- Borrowed from Spanish Ola, a habitational surname from Basque ola (“forge”).
Proper noun edit
Ola (plural Olas)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ola is the 37076th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 602 individuals. Ola is most common among Black/African American (33.55%), White (28.41%), Hispanic/Latino (18.94%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (17.77%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ola”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams edit
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
Medieval Norwegian vernacular form of Olav (as compared to the originally Danish Ole).
Proper noun edit
Ola
- a male given name
Usage notes edit
- The most common given name of men in Norway in the 17th and 18th century.
References edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Back-formation from Aleksandra.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ola f
- a diminutive of the female given name Aleksandra
Declension edit
Declension of Ola
Further reading edit
- Ola in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Ola c (genitive Olas)
- a male given name derived from Olaf or Olof
Usage notes edit
One of the rare male given names that ends in A.