Kola

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Russian Ко́ла (Kóla). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkoʊlə/ ==== Proper noun ==== Kola The Kola Peninsula. A river on the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. A town on the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Proper noun ==== Kola (plural Kolas) A surname. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Kola is the 36585th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 611 individuals. Kola is most common among White (66.45%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (23.4%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kola”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 331. === Anagrams === Okla, Okla., kalo == Finnish == === Etymology === From different origins: In Eastern Finland, from vernacular forms of Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), an Eastern Orthodox name. In Ostrobothnia, probably from Swedish kol (“coal”) through place names. in Tavastia, possibly a back-formation from an oblique stem of kota (standard kodan, but dialectal kolan). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkolɑ/, [ˈko̞lɑ̝] Rhymes: -olɑ Syllabification(key): Ko‧la Hyphenation(key): Ko‧la === Proper noun === Kola a Finnish surname ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Kola is the 2518th (tied with 8 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 316 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === == German == === Pronunciation === === Noun === Kola plural of Kolon === Further reading === “Kola”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Kola (Halbinsel)” in Duden online “Kola (Samen, Pflanze, Nuss)” in Duden online