The bula Surname
bula Name Meaning and History
- Czech, Slovak, and Polish: nickname for a fat man, from bula (Polish bula) ‘hard roll’, ‘large roll of wheaten bread’. As a Polish name it may also be from bula ‘bruise’. This name is also well established in German-speaking areas.
- Ukrainian: nickname from bulya ‘potato’.
- Spanish (Mexico, Argentina): unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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