MEANING & HISTORY
What does Roela mean?
Roela is explicitly analyzed in Cebuano as Roel plus -a. This establishes its immediate feminine formation, but the consulted Roel entry does not supply a deeper etymology.
A presumed Roland or other expansion should not be assigned without further evidence. The final vowel marks the stated local construction rather than adding a separate word meaning beautiful or beloved.
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Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
Roel + -a
a female given name from Cebuano
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Roela in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Roela
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Roel♂Dutch familiar form of Roeland or Roelof
- Rosela♀Rose-based name documented in Renaissance literature
- Adela♀Noble; from the Germanic adal element
- Bela♂♀Béla-related and Slavic name forms have separate roots
- Nela♀Short form of names containing nel
- Rodel♂Documented familiar alias paired with Rodolfo
- Rogel·Spanish personal-name equivalent of Roger: fame and spear
- Rogelia♀Feminine form of Rogelio
What rhymes with Roela?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
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Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.