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Ola - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Ola
 
 

 


The boy name Ola [ 2 syll. o-la, ol-a ] is pronounced OWLah KEY. Ola's language of origin is Old Norse and it is used mainly in the Scandinavian language. Ola is a variant form of Olaf (English, German, and Scandinavian).

Ola is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1907, 0.006% of baby boys were given the name Ola. Its ranking then was #917. The baby name has since experienced a drop in popularity, and is currently of only irregular use. Within all boy names in its group, Ola was nonetheless the most popular in 2007. Ola has also been used as a girl name.

Baby names that sound like Ola include Oli (English), Ollie (English), and Ole (German and Scandinavian).

KEY: English pronunciation for Ola: OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


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