nola
/ˈnoʊ.lə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A very small bell used in the choir during consecration.
name
Its bishopric.
name
A female given name from Irish.
name
An unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas, United States.
name
Alternative letter-case form of NOLA (New Orleans, Louisiana).
Example Sentences
- ""What kind of name is Nola?" "My grandmother's," she said and sighed. "The kind of name no one ever just picks out." "Excuse me?" "You get named a name like Nola," she said. "Because of someone else. That someone else was my grandmother.""
Etymology
From Latin nola, traditionally derived from Nola in Italy, from its having been the supposed location of St Paulinus's introduction of bells to Christian ceremony, but possibly Onomatopoeic.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: nola
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈnoʊ.lə/
Usage
- American usage
Inflected Forms
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
N.O., La.
N.O., LA