Olaya

English

Alternative forms

• Olayo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Olaya, itself from Asturian Olaya, from Ancient Greek Εὐλαλία (Eulalía).

Proper noun

Olaya (plural Olayas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Olaya is the 27228^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 888 individuals. Olaya is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.65%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Olaya”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• laoya

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin Eulalia, from Ancient Greek Εὐλαλία (Eulalía), from εὔλαλος (eúlalos, “sweetly speaking”). Cognate with Spanish Eulalia, Galician Olalla and French Eulalie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈlaʝa/ [oˈla.ʝa]
• Rhymes: -aʝa
• Syllabification: O‧la‧ya

Proper noun

Olaya f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Eulalie or Spanish Eulalia

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /oˈlaʝa/ [oˈla.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /oˈlaʝa/ [oˈla.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /oˈlaʃa/ [oˈla.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /oˈlaʒa/ [oˈla.ʒa]

• Rhymes: -aʝa
• Syllabification: O‧la‧ya

Proper noun

Olaya m or f by sense

1. a surname