Enola
Gender: Girl
Origin: American and Native American
Meaning: Solitary
Popularity: Not in the U.S. top 1,000 names
Enola Meaning and Origin
Enola is a girl’s name of American and Native American origin, meaning “solitary.” In Native American Ojibwe language, “Enola” means “solitary” or “alone.” Among the Iroquois people, “Enola” is thought to mean “magnolia,” which is a type of flowering tree. The magnolia tree is often associated with beauty, strength, and resilience. In English the name Enola is derived from the word “alone” spelled backward. It gained popularity as a given name in the English-speaking world during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Enola is most commonly associated with Enola Gay, the name of the American B-29 bomber aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, during World War II. The aircraft was named after the pilot’s mother, Enola Gay Tibbets. This historical event significantly impacted the world and remains a topic of discussion.
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