"Gola" meaning in English

See Gola in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gola
  1. A language spoken in eastern Liberia. Categories (topical): Languages Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Gola terms
    Sense id: en-Gola-en-name-8h6uBXwc Disambiguation of Languages: 66 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Golas [plural]
Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Gola, a topographic surname from gola (“ravine”) or a variant of Cola. * Borrowed from Polish Gola, a topographic surname from gola (“heath, moor; place without of trees”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|Gola}} Italian Gola, {{m|it|gola||ravine}} gola (“ravine”), {{m|it|Cola}} Cola, {{bor|en|pl|Gola}} Polish Gola, {{m|pl|gola||heath, moor; place without of trees}} gola (“heath, moor; place without of trees”) Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Gola (plural Golas)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Gola-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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