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Kola.

a Finnish surname

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkolɑ/[ˈko̞lɑ̝]
  1. a Finnish surname

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Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.