Sola
See also: sola, sóla, solá, sòla, söla, and šola
English
Etymology 1
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Proper noun
Sola (plural Solas)
- A surname.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sola”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Norwegian Sola.
Proper noun
Sola
- A municipality of Rogaland, Norway
Japanese
Romanization
Sola
- Alternative form of Sora; Rōmaji transcription of そら
Norwegian
Etymology
Appears as Sóla in Old Norse literature. This could indicate a nominative form Sóli m. May be related to the verb svelle (“to swell”), referring to the slight elevation in the landscape of the medieval church.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²suː.lɑ/
Proper noun
Sola
- Sola (a municipality of Rogaland, Norway)
References
- Inge Særheim (2007), “Sola”, in Stadnamn i Rogaland [Place Names in Rogaland] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Fagbokforlaget, →ISBN, page 212
Anagrams
- (Bokmål): losa, sloa, sola
- (Nynorsk): losa, sloa, sola