Palla

• As an Italian surname, borrowed from Italian Palla.
• As a Catalan and Galician surname, from palla (“straw”).
• As a Hungarian surname, variant of Pál.
• As a Telugu surname, borrowed from Telugu పల్ల (palla) or Telugu పాళ్ళ (pāḷḷa).
• As a Punjabi Sikh surname, borrowed from Punjabi ਪੱਲਾ (pallā, “edge of a garment”).

Palla (plural Pallas)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Palla is the 34272^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 662 individuals. Palla is most common among White (64.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (27.49%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Palla”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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• IPA^(key): [ˈpala]

Palla m anim (female equivalent Pallová)

1. a male surname

• “Palla”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

From the noun palla (“ball”).

Palla m or f by sense

1. a surname