Given name & surname
Salla
“from the sacred sala tree”·“a righteous man”
Salla is a variant of Sala. One Hindi interpretation is “from the sacred sala tree.” Salla is a variant of Salah. One Arabic interpretation is “a righteous man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Salla is a variant of Sala. One Hindi interpretation is “from the sacred sala tree.” Salla is a variant of Salah. One Arabic interpretation is “a righteous man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Salla is a variant of Sala. An origin associated with Sala is Hindi. Salla is a variant of Salah. An origin associated with Salah is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
Salla’s family of names
Salla has a related form in Salah. Salla has a related form in Sala. In Greek usage, Salla as a surname is a transliteration of Σάλλα.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Salla
- Salla SimukkaFinnish writerborn 1981
- Salla TykkäFinnish contemporary artist (born 1973)
- Salla SipponenFinnish athletics competitorborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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