Paola

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Paola.

Proper noun

Paola (countable and uncountable, plural Paolas)

1. A female given name from Italian.
2. A habitational surname from Italian.
3. A town in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy.
4. A town in the South Eastern Region of Malta.
5. A city, the county seat of Miami County, Kansas, United States, named after the town in Calabria.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Paola is the 40313^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 543 individuals. Paola is most common among White (81.77%) and Hispanic/Latino (15.84%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Paola”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Paola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ɔ.la/

Proper noun

Paola f

1. a female given name

Italian

Etymology 1

Feminine form of Paolo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.o.la/
• Rhymes: -aola
• Hyphenation: Pà‧o‧la

Proper noun

Paola f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Paula

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Paola f

1. A town in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy

Proper noun

Paola m or f by sense

1. a habitational surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈola/ [paˈo.la]
• Rhymes: -ola
• Syllabification: Pa‧o‧la

Proper noun

Paola f

1. a female given name