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English word origin

Etymology of Pula

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Pula.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

The largest city in Istria County, Croatia.

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Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Pula.

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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Various origins: * Borrowed from Polish Pula, perhaps a nickname from pula (“shirttail, coattail”) or from pola (“tasteless soup”). * Borrowed from Italian Pula, a variant of Pola. * Borrowed from Telugu పులా (pulā). This surname is predominantly found in Andhra Pradesh.

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