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Zola

Meaning uncertain: it may originally have been coined for its sound rather than drawn from an existing word.

Meaning and origin

Zola has been given to girls in English-speaking countries in small numbers since the nineteenth century, though no settled source word for it has ever been identified.

How to pronounce Zola

English (US)ZOH-luh /ˈzoʊlə/

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