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isla

/aɪlə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
is-la
IPA
/aɪlə/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Angus and Perth and Kinross, east-central Scotland, tributary to the Tay.

name

A river in Moray and Aberdeenshire, north-eastern Scotland, tributary to the Deveron.

name

A female given name transferred from the place name. Coined in the twentieth century from an archaic spelling of Islay, an island in the Hebrides.

name

A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Isla. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Islas (plural)

Derived Forms

Strathisla

Frequently Paired Words

Iona

Rhymes With

sheila tequila leila lila gila vila ila lela nila bila sheela aguila

Questions

How do you pronounce isla?
The recorded pronunciation is /aɪlə/.
What does isla mean?
A river in Angus and Perth and Kinross, east-central Scotland, tributary to the Tay.
Where does isla come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce isla

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