Isla
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
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==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /aɪlə/
Rhymes: -aɪlə
==== Proper noun ====
Isla
A river in Angus and Perth and Kinross, east-central Scotland, tributary to the Tay.
A river in Moray and Aberdeenshire, north-eastern Scotland, tributary to the Deveron.
A female given name transferred from the place name. Coined in the twentieth century from an archaic spelling of Islay, an island in the Hebrides.
===== Derived terms =====
Strathisla
==== See also ====
Iona
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from Spanish Isla. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
==== Proper noun ====
Isla (plural Islas)
A surname from Spanish.
===== Statistics =====
According to the 2010 United States Census, Isla is the 36204th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 619 individuals. Isla is most common among Hispanic/Latino (52.02%), Asian/Pacific Islander (33.12%) and White (11.15%) individuals.
=== Further reading ===
Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Isla”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 234.
=== Anagrams ===
SAIL, Lasi, Alis, LISA, Lias, lias, sial, sail, Lais, ails, SiAl, LIAs, lais, Ilsa, Lisa
== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish Isla (“island”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈʔisla/ [ˈʔis̪.l̪ɐ]
Hyphenation: Is‧la
=== Proper noun ===
Isla (Badlit spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜎ)
a surname from Spanish
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
From English Isla.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈislɑ/, [ˈis̠lɑ̝]
Rhymes: -islɑ
Syllabification(key): Is‧la
Hyphenation(key): Is‧la
=== Proper noun ===
Isla
a female given name
==== Declension ====
==== Statistics ====
Isla is the 179th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,532 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,363 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From isla (“island”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈisla/ [ˈis.la]
Rhymes: -isla
Syllabification: Is‧la
=== Proper noun ===
Isla m or f by sense
a surname
==== Descendants ====
→ Cebuano: Isla
→ Tagalog: Isla
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish Isla (“island”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔisla/ [ˈʔis.lɐ]
Rhymes: -isla
Syllabification: Is‧la
=== Proper noun ===
Isla (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜎ)
a surname from Spanish