Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orla

/ˈɔɹlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: or-la
IPA: /ˈɔɹlə/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized version of Irish Órfhlaith (“golden princess”), from ór (“gold”) + flaith (“princess”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Órfhlaith

Questions

How do you pronounce orla?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔɹlə/.
What does orla mean?: A female given name from Irish.
Where does orla come from?: It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce orla

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