# Sola
## English
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Proper noun

Sola (plural Solas)
* A surname.

#### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sola”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
* Forebears

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Norwegian Sola.

#### Proper noun

Sola
* A municipality of Rogaland, Norway

## Finnish
### Etymology

< sola

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsolɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -olɑ
* Hyphenation: So‧la

### Proper noun

Sola
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Sola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Solani
Solani
accusative
nom.
Solani
Solani
gen.
Solani
genitive
Solani
Solieni Solaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Solaani
Soliani
inessive
Solassani
Solissani
elative
Solastani
Solistani
illative
Solaani
Soliini
adessive
Solallani
Solillani
ablative
Solaltani
Soliltani
allative
Solalleni
Solilleni
essive
Solanani
Solinani
translative
Solakseni
Solikseni
abessive
Solattani
Solittani
instructive
comitative
—Solineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Solasi
Solasi
accusative
nom.
Solasi
Solasi
gen.
Solasi
genitive
Solasi
Soliesi Solaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Solaasi
Soliasi
inessive
Solassasi
Solissasi
elative
Solastasi
Solistasi
illative
Solaasi
Soliisi
adessive
Solallasi
Solillasi
ablative
Solaltasi
Soliltasi
allative
Solallesi
Solillesi
essive
Solanasi
Solinasi
translative
Solaksesi
Soliksesi
abessive
Solattasi
Solittasi
instructive
comitative
—Solinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Solamme
Solamme
accusative
nom.
Solamme
Solamme
gen.
Solamme
genitive
Solamme
Soliemme Solaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Solaamme
Soliamme
inessive
Solassamme
Solissamme
elative
Solastamme
Solistamme
illative
Solaamme
Soliimme
adessive
Solallamme
Solillamme
ablative
Solaltamme
Soliltamme
allative
Solallemme
Solillemme
essive
Solanamme
Solinamme
translative
Solaksemme
Soliksemme
abessive
Solattamme
Solittamme
instructive
comitative
—Solinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Solanne
Solanne
accusative
nom.
Solanne
Solanne
gen.
Solanne
genitive
Solanne
Solienne Solainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Solaanne
Solianne
inessive
Solassanne
Solissanne
elative
Solastanne
Solistanne
illative
Solaanne
Soliinne
adessive
Solallanne
Solillanne
ablative
Solaltanne
Soliltanne
allative
Solallenne
Solillenne
essive
Solananne
Solinanne
translative
Solaksenne
Soliksenne
abessive
Solattanne
Solittanne
instructive
comitative
—Solinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Solansa
Solansa
accusative
nom.
Solansa
Solansa
gen.
Solansa
genitive
Solansa
Soliensa Solainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Solaansa
Soliaan Soliansa
inessive
Solassaan Solassansa
Solissaan Solissansa
elative
Solastaan Solastansa
Solistaan Solistansa
illative
Solaansa
Soliinsa
adessive
Solallaan Solallansa
Solillaan Solillansa
ablative
Solaltaan Solaltansa
Soliltaan Soliltansa
allative
Solalleen Solallensa
Solilleen Solillensa
essive
Solanaan Solanansa
Solinaan Solinansa
translative
Solakseen Solaksensa
Solikseen Soliksensa
abessive
Solattaan Solattansa
Solittaan Solittansa
instructive
comitative
—Solineen Solinensa :

#### Statistics

* Sola is the 3625th (tied with 12 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 211 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## Japanese
### Romanization

Sola
* Alternative form of Sora (Sora); Rōmaji transcription of そら

## Norwegian
### Etymology

Appears as Sóla in Old Norse literature. This could indicate a nominative form Sóli m. May be related to the verb svelle (“to swell”), referring to the slight elevation in the landscape of the medieval church.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²suː.lɑ/

### Proper noun

Sola
* Sola (a municipality of Rogaland, Norway)

### References

* ↑ Inge Særheim (2007) “Sola”, in Stadnamn i Rogaland [Place Names in Rogaland] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Fagbokforlaget, →ISBN, page 212

### Anagrams

* (Bokmål): losa, sloa, sola
* (Nynorsk): losa, sloa, sola

## Old English
### Etymology

Possibly from Old English sōl (“sun”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsoː.lɑ/

### Proper noun

Sōla m
* a male given name

#### Declension

Weak:

### References

* Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 29, line 4, recorded as "Sola".

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsola/ [ˈso.la]
* Rhymes: -ola
* Syllabification: So‧la

### Proper noun

Sola m or f by sense
* a surname