Loma

See also: loma, lomā, lomaʼ, and лома

Translingual

Etymology

From English Loma or French loma.

Symbol

Loma

1. (international standards) ISO 15924 script code for Loma.

English

Etymology 1

Noun

Loma pl (plural only)

1. A people of Liberia and Guinea.

Proper noun

Loma

1. The Mande language of these people.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish Loma.

Proper noun

Loma (countable and uncountable, plural Lomas)

1. A surname from Spanish.
2. A census-designated place in Mesa County, Colorado, United States.
3. A census-designated place in Chouteau County, Montana, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Butler County, Nebraska, United States.
5. A town in Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States.

Related terms

• Point Loma

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Loma is the 36695^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 609 individuals. Loma is most common among Hispanic/Latino (84.73%) individuals.

See also

• Loma Prieta

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Loma”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 456.

Anagrams

• AMLO, loam, LMAO, malo, mola, lmao, MOAL, Malo

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlo.ma/, [ˈlo.mə]

Proper noun

Loma

1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)