Gola

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gola"

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

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 9000, speak Gola and practice Islam […]

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Gola terms

Etymology 2

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

Gola (plural Golas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

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

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gola”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 59.

Anagrams

• Galo, Lago, Olga, algo, algo-, gaol, goal

Italian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Gola m or f by sense

1. a surname