Sola

See also: sola, sóla, solá, sòla, söla, and šola

English

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Sola (plural Solas)

  1. A surname.

Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Norwegian Sola.

Proper noun

Sola

  1. A municipality of Rogaland, Norway

Japanese

Romanization

Sola

  1. 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

  1. Sola (a municipality of Rogaland, Norway)

References
  1. Inge Særheim (2007), “Sola”, in Stadnamn i Rogaland [Place Names in Rogaland] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Fagbokforlaget, →ISBN, page 212

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