Ola
See also: ola, olá, óla, olà, Óla, Olą, olā, öla, and -ola
English
Etymology 1
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Proper noun
Ola
- A female given name used in the U.S. in the end of the nineteenth century.
Etymology 2
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
Ola (plural Olas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ola”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- AOL, LOA, Lao, Loa, OAL, loa
Norwegian
Etymology
Medieval Norwegian vernacular form of Olav (as compared to the originally Danish Ole).
Proper noun
Ola
- a male given name
Usage notes
- The most common given name of men in Norway in the 17th and 18th century.
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9 230 males with the given name Ola living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
Polish
Etymology
Back-formation from Aleksandra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.la/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔla
- Syllabification: O‧la
Proper noun
Ola f
- a diminutive of the female given name Aleksandra
Declension
Declension of Ola
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ola | Ole |
| genitive | Oli | Ol |
| dative | Oli | Olom |
| accusative | Olę | Ole |
| instrumental | Olą | Olami |
| locative | Oli | Olach |
| vocative | Olu | Ole |
Further reading
- Ola in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Ola in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Proper noun
Ola c (genitive Olas)
- a male given name derived from Olaf