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Zola

/zoh-lah/Lingala & Xhosa · a boy or girl’s name

Love; related to the Lingala verb zola, “to love.”

In Lingala

How to say it
zoh-lah
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
DR Congo, Congo-Brazzaville
How common
common · also a surname

From the same family

In Xhosa

How to say it
ZOH-lah
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
South Africa
How common
common