Bula

== English == === Etymology === Two main origins: Borrowed from Polish Bula or Buła, from buła (“round object; fat person”). Borrowed from American Spanish Bula. === Proper noun === Bula (countable and uncountable, plural Bulas) A surname. An unincorporated community in Bailey County, Texas, United States. An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Bula is the 37735th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 589 individuals. Bula is most common among White (59.08%) and Hispanic/Latino (34.47%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bula”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 249. == Bikol Central == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Bu‧la IPA(key): /buˈlaʔ/ [buˈl̪aʔ] === Proper noun === Bulâ a municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines == Czech == === Etymology === Perhaps from bula (“handwritten document from the papal chancellery”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbula] === Proper noun === Bula m anim (female equivalent Bulová) a male surname ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “Bula”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech) == Old Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈbuɫa/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈbula/ === Proper noun === Bula f a female given name ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “Bula”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbu.la/ Rhymes: -ula Syllabification: Bu‧la === Proper noun === Bula m pers a male surname ==== Declension ==== === Proper noun === Bula f a female surname ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Bula”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030 == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bula/, [ˈbula] === Proper noun === Bula m pers (female equivalent Bulová) a male surname ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Bula”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /buˈlaʔ/ [bʊˈlaʔ] Rhymes: -aʔ Syllabification: Bu‧la Homophone: bula === Proper noun === Bulâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ) a municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines