Lola
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lola"
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈləʊlə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈloʊlə/
- Rhymes: -əʊlə
Proper noun
Lola
- A female given name from Spanish.
- 1933, Eleanor Farjeon, “Girls' Names”, in Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber, page 91:
- What lovely names for girls there are!
There's Stella like the Evening Star,
And Sylvia like a rustling tree,
And Lola like a melody,
Related terms
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Lola f
- a female given name from Spanish
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔ.la/, /lo.la/
Proper noun
Lola f
- a female given name
Usage notes
- Popular given name in France in the 2000s and the 2010s.
Anagrams
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔ.la/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔla
- Syllabification: Lo‧la
Etymology 1
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Proper noun
Lola f
- a diminutive of the female given name Karolina
Declension
Declension of Lola
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Lola f
- a diminutive of the female given name Karola
Declension
Declension of Lola
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Lola f
- a female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Lola
Declension
Declension of Lola
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Lola f
Declension
Declension of Lola
Further reading
- Lola in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Etymology
A diminutive of Dolores. Apocope of a kiddish form of Dolores.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlola/ [ˈlo.la]
- Rhymes: -ola
- Syllabification: Lo‧la
Proper noun
Lola f
- a diminutive of the female given name Dolores, from Old Spanish [in turn from Latin]
Derived terms
Descendants
Anagrams
Swedish
Etymology
From Spanish Lola, first recorded as a Swedish given name in 1893. Has also been used as a pet form of Carola and Viola.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Lola c (genitive Lolas)
- a female given name
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology
See lola.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlola/ [ˈloː.lɐ]
- Rhymes: -ola
- Syllabification: Lo‧la
Noun
Lola (masculine Lolo, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜎ)
- honorific used before the name of a grandmother: Grandma; Grandmama; Granny
- Lola Basyang ― Grandma Gervaise
Anagrams
Uzbek
| Yangi Imlo | |
|---|---|
| Cyrillic | Лола |
| Latin | Lola |
| Perso-Arabic (Afghanistan) |
Etymology
Inherited from Chagatai لاله, from Classical Persian لَالَه (lāla, “tulip”).
Proper noun
Lola
- a female given name from Persian, meaning “tulip”