Isla

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• IPA^(key): /aɪlə/
• Rhymes: -aɪlə

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.
2. A river in eastern Scotland, tributary to the Tay.
3. A river in northeastern Scotland, tributary to the Spey.

• Iona

Borrowed from Spanish Isla. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.

Isla (plural Islas)

1. A surname from Spanish.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Isla is the 36204^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 619 individuals. Isla is most common among Hispanic/Latino (52.02%), Asian/Pacific Islander (33.12%) and White (11.15%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Isla”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 234.

• Alis, Ilsa, LIAs, LISA, Lias, Lisa, SAIL, SiAl, ails, lais, lias, sail, sial

From English Isla.

• IPA^(key): /ˈislɑ/, [ˈis̠lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -islɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Is‧la

Isla

1. a female given name

• Isla is the 204^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,976 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,157 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

From isla (“island”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈisla/ [ˈis.la]
• Rhymes: -isla
• Syllabification: Is‧la

Isla m or f by sense

1. a surname