Nola - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Nola \n(o)-la\ is pronounced NO-lah. Variant short form of Fionnula (Irish, Gaelic) "white shoulder". Not related to Nolan.

Nola has 1 variant form: Nowla.

For more information, see also related names Magnolia and Nuala.

Baby names that sound like Nola are Nela, Nila, Neola, Nyla, Noela, Nula and Noola.

Nola is a very popular female first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Nola. Click here to compare Nola with related baby names.