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Re: Olney again (I can't longer post on that post, don't know why)
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In Bee Dictionary Olla means olla meaning(s) Add to My List
(n) leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paperA skillfully concocted olla podrida of Latin American nightclub idioms sizzling in Stravinskian sauce with occasional Straussian dumplings.
His family is what the Spanish call olla podrida, or rotten pot, a mess. I also found these definitions in a different dictionary 1. Southwestern U.S. A rounded earthenware pot or jar, used especially for cooking or for carrying water.
2. An olla podrida.I found this meaning of Olla the baby name. An olive, or "Olive tree". A variant of Olivia. It's from this site if you want to check it out. http://www.quickbabynames.com/meaning-of-Olla.html I also found this meaning for Olla as a girl's name is a variant of Ola (Old Norse), and the meaning of Olla is "ancestor's relic". It from this site. http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/OllaI found all of these meanings from this site. http://www.mybaby.net.au/baby-name-full-detail/olla/49352/1 Hebrew Meanings of Olla (Male)- Eternity
Scandinavian,Hawaiian,Nigerian Meanings of Olla (Male)- Ancestral relic, Family keepsake; Life, Wel being; Precious.
African Meanings of Olla (Male)- Ibo of Nigeria name meaning 'precious, worth.'
African Meanings of Olla (Female)- Ibo of Nigeria name meaning 'precious, worth.'
All women are angels. And when someone breaks our wings, we continue to fly...on broomsticks. We're flexible like that.
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Thanks for that answer Loki! I already new the Spanish meaning of "olla" as "pot" because I speak Spanish as my mother tongue, but I can bet it aint the origin of the name that derived into Olney, however "ancestor's relic" makes much more sense! thanks!
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