"Isla" meaning in English

See Isla in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /aɪlə/
Rhymes: -aɪlə Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Isla
  1. A river in Angus and Perth and Kinross, east-central Scotland, tributary to the Tay. Categories (place): Places in Angus, Scotland, Places in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, Places in Scotland, Rivers in Angus, Scotland, Rivers in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, Rivers in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Isla-en-name-AuejUPeB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 6 39 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 34 7 34 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 7 36 22
  2. A river in Moray and Aberdeenshire, north-eastern Scotland, tributary to the Deveron. Categories (place): Places in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Places in Moray, Scotland, Places in Scotland, Rivers in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Rivers in Moray, Scotland, Rivers in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Isla-en-name-pi-eAD~K
  3. 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.
    Sense id: en-Isla-en-name-MqRChiYP Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 6 39 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 34 7 34 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 7 36 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Strathisla Related terms: Iona
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Islas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Isla. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|Isla}} Spanish Isla Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Isla (plural Islas)
  1. A surname from Spanish.
    Sense id: en-Isla-en-name-mWBB-AVe Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 6 39 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 34 7 34 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 7 36 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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