Isla

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A female given name from place names. Coined in the twentieth century from an archaic spelling of Islay, an island in the Hebrides.
  • river in eastern Scotland (constituent country), tributary to the Tay.
  • river in northeastern Scotland (constituent country), tributary to the Spey.

Origin

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

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