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Ola

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English

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

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Ola

  1. A female given name used in the U.S. in the end of the nineteenth century.

Etymology 2

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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

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Ola (plural Olas)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
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  • 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

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Anagrams

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Norwegian

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Etymology

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Medieval Norwegian vernacular form of Olav (as compared to the originally Danish Ole).

Proper noun

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Ola

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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  • The most common given name of men in Norway in the 17th and 18th century.

References

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  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [1] 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

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Etymology

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Back-formation from Aleksandra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.la/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔla
  • Syllabification: O‧la

Proper noun

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Ola f

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Aleksandra

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Ola in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ola c (genitive Olas)

  1. a male given name derived from Olaf or Olof

Usage notes

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One of the rare male given names that ends in A.

See also

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