Olaya
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Olaya, itself from Asturian Olaya, from Ancient Greek Εὐλαλία (Eulalía).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Olaya is the 27228th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 888 individuals. Olaya is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.65%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Olaya”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin Eulalia, from Ancient Greek Εὐλαλία (Eulalía), from εὔλαλος (eúlalos, “sweetly speaking”). Cognate with Spanish Eulalia, Galician Olalla and French Eulalie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈlaʝa/, [oˈla.ʝa]
- Rhymes: -aʝa
- Hyphenation: O‧la‧ya
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /oˈlaʝa/ [oˈla.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oˈlaʃa/ [oˈla.ʃa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oˈlaʒa/ [oˈla.ʒa]
- Rhymes: -aʝa
- Syllabification: O‧la‧ya
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