"Isla" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /aɪlə/
Rhymes: -aɪlə Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Isla
  1. 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. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Isla-en-name-MqRChiYP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 3 37
  2. A river in eastern Scotland, tributary to the Tay. Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Rivers in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Isla-en-name-m5Alyl86
  3. A river in northeastern Scotland, tributary to the Spey. Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Rivers in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Isla-en-name-hMTzKWW1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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