Olaya

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Olaya, itself from Asturian Olaya, from Ancient Greek Εὐλαλία (Eulalía).

Proper noun

Olaya (plural Olayas)

  1. A surname.

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

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

Proper noun

Olaya f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Eulalie or Spanish Eulalia

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

Proper noun

Olaya m or f by sense

  1. a surname
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