Kola

See also: kola, kolā, kolą, koła, Koła, kóla, köła, кола, and Кола

English

Etymology 1

From Russian Ко́ла (Kóla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊlə/

Proper noun

Kola

1. The Kola Peninsula.
2. A river on the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.
3. A town on the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

Derived terms

• Kola Bay
• Kola Peninsula
• Kola Province

Related terms

• kolinsky
• kolonok
• Kolsky

Translations

peninsula in Russia — see also Kola Peninsula

• Finnish: Kuola (fi)
• Russian: Ко́ла (ru) f (Kóla)

river in Russia

• Russian: Ко́ла (ru) f (Kóla)

town in Russia

• Finnish: Kuola (fi)
• Northern Sami: Guoládat
• Russian: Ко́ла (ru) f (Kóla)
• Skolt Sami: Kuâlõk

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Kola (plural Kolas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kola is the 36585^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 611 individuals. Kola is most common among White (66.45%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (23.4%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kola”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 331.

Anagrams

• Okla, Okla., kalo

Finnish

Etymology

From different origins. In Eastern Finland, from vernacular forms of Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), an Eastern Orthodox name. In Ostrobothnia, from Swedish kol (“coal”). in Tavastia, possibly a back-formation from an oblique stem of kota (standard kodan, but dialectal kolan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolɑ/, [ˈko̞lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -olɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ko‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): Ko‧la

Proper noun

Kola

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Kola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Kola	Kolat
genitive		Kolan	Kolien
partitive		Kolaa	Kolia
illative		Kolaan	Koliin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kola	Kolat
accusative	nom.	Kola	Kolat
	gen.	Kolan
genitive		Kolan	Kolien Kolain rare
partitive		Kolaa	Kolia
inessive		Kolassa	Kolissa
elative		Kolasta	Kolista
illative		Kolaan	Koliin
adessive		Kolalla	Kolilla
ablative		Kolalta	Kolilta
allative		Kolalle	Kolille
essive		Kolana	Kolina
translative		Kolaksi	Koliksi
abessive		Kolatta	Kolitta
instructive		—	Kolin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kolani Kolani accusative nom. Kolani Kolani gen. Kolani genitive Kolani Kolieni Kolaini rare partitive Kolaani Koliani inessive Kolassani Kolissani elative Kolastani Kolistani illative Kolaani Koliini adessive Kolallani Kolillani ablative Kolaltani Koliltani allative Kolalleni Kolilleni essive Kolanani Kolinani translative Kolakseni Kolikseni abessive Kolattani Kolittani instructive — — comitative — Kolineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kolasi Kolasi accusative nom. Kolasi Kolasi gen. Kolasi genitive Kolasi Koliesi Kolaisi rare partitive Kolaasi Koliasi inessive Kolassasi Kolissasi elative Kolastasi Kolistasi illative Kolaasi Koliisi adessive Kolallasi Kolillasi ablative Kolaltasi Koliltasi allative Kolallesi Kolillesi essive Kolanasi Kolinasi translative Kolaksesi Koliksesi abessive Kolattasi Kolittasi instructive — — comitative — Kolinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kolamme Kolamme accusative nom. Kolamme Kolamme gen. Kolamme genitive Kolamme Koliemme Kolaimme rare partitive Kolaamme Koliamme inessive Kolassamme Kolissamme elative Kolastamme Kolistamme illative Kolaamme Koliimme adessive Kolallamme Kolillamme ablative Kolaltamme Koliltamme allative Kolallemme Kolillemme essive Kolanamme Kolinamme translative Kolaksemme Koliksemme abessive Kolattamme Kolittamme instructive — — comitative — Kolinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kolanne Kolanne accusative nom. Kolanne Kolanne gen. Kolanne genitive Kolanne Kolienne Kolainne rare partitive Kolaanne Kolianne inessive Kolassanne Kolissanne elative Kolastanne Kolistanne illative Kolaanne Koliinne adessive Kolallanne Kolillanne ablative Kolaltanne Koliltanne allative Kolallenne Kolillenne essive Kolananne Kolinanne translative Kolaksenne Koliksenne abessive Kolattanne Kolittanne instructive — — comitative — Kolinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kolansa Kolansa accusative nom. Kolansa Kolansa gen. Kolansa genitive Kolansa Koliensa Kolainsa rare partitive Kolaansa Koliaan Koliansa inessive Kolassaan Kolassansa Kolissaan Kolissansa elative Kolastaan Kolastansa Kolistaan Kolistansa illative Kolaansa Koliinsa adessive Kolallaan Kolallansa Kolillaan Kolillansa ablative Kolaltaan Kolaltansa Koliltaan Koliltansa allative Kolalleen Kolallensa Kolilleen Kolillensa essive Kolanaan Kolanansa Kolinaan Kolinansa translative Kolakseen Kolaksensa Kolikseen Koliksensa abessive Kolattaan Kolattansa Kolittaan Kolittansa instructive — — comitative — Kolineen Kolinensa

Statistics

• Kola is the 2518^th (tied with 8 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 316 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Kola

1. plural of Kolon

Further reading

• “Kola” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kola (Halbinsel)” in Duden online
• “Kola (Samen, Pflanze, Nuss)” in Duden online