Isla

See also: isla, Islã, and islã

English

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɪlə/
• Rhymes: -aɪlə

Proper noun

Isla

1. 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.
2. A river in eastern Scotland, tributary to the Tay.
3. A river in northeastern Scotland, tributary to the Spey.

See also

• Iona

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish Isla. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.

Proper noun

Isla (plural Islas)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Isla is the 36204^th 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Isla”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 234.

Anagrams

• Alis, Ilsa, LIAs, LISA, Lias, Lisa, SAIL, SiAl, ails, lais, lias, sail, sial

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Spanish

Etymology

From isla (“island”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈisla/ [ˈis.la]
• Rhymes: -isla
• Hyphenation: Is‧la

Proper noun

Isla m or f by sense

1. a surname