Gola

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English

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Etymology 1

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Proper noun

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Gola

  1. A language spoken in eastern Liberia.
    • 1971, Rural Africana (Michigan State University, Political Science Department / African Studies Center), issues 13-18, page 13:
      Most De speak Gola fluently and many also speak Vai.
    • 1994, Melissa Leach, Rainforest relations: gender and resource use among the Mende of Gola, Sierra Leone, page 49:
      Nevertheless, some still remember how to speak Gola, occasionally uphold their Gola origins, and seem to reflect them in the orientation of certain social values.
    • 2005, The world guide: a view from the south, volume 2007 (Instituto del Tercer Mundo), page 495:
      The Gola live on the border with Liberia in the provinces of Kenema and Pujehun. They number about 9500, speak Gola and practice Islam []

See also

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Etymology 2

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Two main origins:

  • Borrowed from Italian Gola, a topographic surname from gola (ravine) or a variant of Cola.
  • Borrowed from Polish Gola, a topographic surname from gola (heath, moor; place without of trees).

Proper noun

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Gola (plural Golas)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Gola is the 30570th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 763 individuals. Gola is most common among White (85.32%) individuals.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Italian

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Etymology

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A topographic surname from gola (ravine) or a variant of Cola.

Proper noun

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Gola m or f by sense

  1. a surname