Oula
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About Oula
A Maghrebi Arabic name, used predominantly on the Ivory Coast, and in Egypt, Oula may be considered a variant of Aaliyah, meaning "lofty, sublime, high, exalted" or it could be derived from ulwa meaning "first". Oula may be pronounced as OW-luh (to get the "high, exalted" meaning) and OO-luh (to get the "first" meaning).
Oula for girls
The name is also used as a Finnish diminutive of Olaf and as the Cornish word for "owl".
Oula for boys
Oula is a Sami variation of Ola and a Finnish short form of Olavi, in turn making the name a diminutive of Olaf. Meaning "ancestor's relic" or "ancestor's descendant" in Old Norse, it is pronounced as O-lah, that O sound being somewhere between the O in Lola and the O in old. Notable bearers of the name include figure skater Oula Jääskeläinen and ice hockey player Oula Palve.
Name trivia: Oula is also the Cornish word for "owl" (said oo-luh) and as a (predominantly feminine) Maghrebi Arabic name, meaning "high, exalted" or "first".
Pronounced OO-lah.
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