Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loyola

/lˌɔɪˈoʊlə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
loy-ola
IPA
/lˌɔɪˈoʊlə/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

A district of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Etymology

From Spanish, from Basque Loiola.

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Questions

How do you pronounce loyola?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˌɔɪˈoʊlə/.
What does loyola mean?
A surname.
Where does loyola come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce loyola

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