Ola

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of olay. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name used in the U.S. in the end of the nineteenth century.
  2. 2
    A surname.

Synonyms

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Etymology

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”).

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