Laba

See also: Appendix:Variations of "laba"

English

Etymology 1

From Laba Festival, a partial calque of the Mandarin form of Chinese 臘八節 / 腊八节 (Làbājié), q.v.

Proper noun

Laba

1. Short for Laba Festival.

Derived terms

• Laba or laba: Laba congee
• Laba porridge

Etymology 2

From Polish Łaba.

Proper noun

Laba (plural Labas)

1. A surname from Polish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Laba is the 38754^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 570 individuals. Laba is most common among White (86.32%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Laba”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 373.

Romanian

Etymology

From labă.

Proper noun

Laba m (genitive/dative lui Laba)

1. a surname

References

• Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎^[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică