Given name & surname · also Catalan

Bolla

“sphere, ball”

Bolla is a surname from Catalan, ultimately from Telugu. It is used in English, Italian, Hungarian, and Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Bolla goes back to Spanish bola, meaning “sphere, ball.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Bolla comes from Catalan, and ultimately from Telugu.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Bolla as a surname is an affectionate form of Barabás.

Bolla’s family of names

In English usage, Bolla as a surname is an affectionate form of Barabás. In Greek usage, Bolla as a surname is a transliteration of Μπολλά. In Greek usage, Bolla as a surname is a transliteration of Μπόλλα.

Walk Bolla’s family in the name graph

BollaΜπόλλαΜπολλάBarabás

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

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Hungarian

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Telugu

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Catalan

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Catalan

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