Meaning & Origin
A taxonomic genus within the family Nolidae – certain moths.
Nola is a girl's and boy's baby name of Latin origin, either a short form of Magnolia (from the Latin for the flowering tree) or derived from the ancient town of Nola in Campania, Italy — where the Emperor Augustus died in 14 AD. It may also be a short form of Nolan or an Irish form of Fionnuala.
Nola has a warm, Southern American quality — partly from its association with New Orleans ('NOLA'), the city of jazz, cuisine, and Mardi Gras magic. With over 25,000 U.S. births, it has genuine traction. Short, sweet, and musical at its core, Nola feels like a name that was born with a song in it.