Isla
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Isla
- A female given name transferred from the place name. Coined in the twentieth century from an archaic spelling of Islay, an island in the Hebrides.
- A river in eastern Scotland, tributary to the Tay.
- A river in northeastern Scotland, tributary to the Spey.
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish Isla. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
Proper noun[edit]
Isla (plural Islas)
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Isla is the 36204th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 619 individuals. Isla is most common among Hispanic/Latino (52.02%), Asian/Pacific Islander (33.12%) and White (11.15%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Isla”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 234.
Anagrams[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From isla (“island”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Isla m or f by sense
- a surname
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- en:Rivers in Scotland
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- Spanish nouns with multiple genders
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