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English
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Gola
- A language spoken in eastern Liberia.
- 1971, Rural Africana (Michigan State University, Political Science Department / African Studies Center), issues 13-18, page 13:
- Most De speak Gola fluently and many also speak Vai.
1994, Melissa Leach, Rainforest relations: gender and resource use among the Mende of Gola, Sierra Leone, page 49:Nevertheless, some still remember how to speak Gola, occasionally uphold their Gola origins, and seem to reflect them in the orientation of certain social values.
- 2005, The world guide: a view from the south, volume 2007 (Instituto del Tercer Mundo), page 495:
- The Gola live on the border with Liberia in the provinces of Kenema and Pujehun. They number about 9000, speak Gola and practice Islam
See also
Etymology 2
Two main origins:
- Borrowed from Italian Gola, a topographic surname from gola (“ravine”) or a variant of Cola.
- Borrowed from Polish Gola, a topographic surname from gola (“heath, moor; place without of trees”).
Proper noun
Gola (plural Golas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gola is the 30570th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 763 individuals. Gola is most common among White (85.32%) individuals.
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Italian
Etymology
A topographic surname from gola (“ravine”) or a variant of Cola.
Proper noun
Gola m or f by sense
- a surname