Meaning and Origin
What does the name Olla mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Olla
User Submitted Origins
Arabic
67%
English
13%
Spanish
13%
Nigerian
7%
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from Malawi says the name Olla is of Spanish origin and means "Special gift".
- According to a user from Nigeria, the name Olla is of Nigerian origin and means "Affluence".
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Ol"la
Senses
- A pot or jar having a wide mouth; a cinerary urn, especially one of baked clay.
- A dish of stewed meat; an olio; an olla-podrida.
Etymology: See Olio
Other Dictionary Sources
- Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper
Wiktionary
Borrowed from Spanish olla, from Latin olla, aulla; akin to Sanskrit उखा (ukhā, “pot”), and probably also Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌽𐍃 (auhns, “oven”).
- A cooking-pot or earthenware jar used in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.
- A pot used for cooling water by evaporation in Latin America.
- A cinerary urn in ancient Rome.
olla was also found in the following language(s): Aragonese, Estonian, Finnish, Icelandic, Ingrian, Irish, Italian, Karelian, Latin, Old Dutch, Old Irish, Old Norse, Old Spanish, Spanish, and Swedish