What is "nola"

NOLA is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Down, released on September 19, 1995 by Elektra Records. The title is the abbreviation for New Orleans (N.O.), Louisiana (LA).

Nola is a 2003 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Alan Hruska. It depicts the struggle of a young woman trying to survive in New York City while looking for her birth father. It premiered in New York City on July 23, 2004.

Nola is a city in Campania, Italy.

Nola or NOLA may also refer to:

The genus Nola is a group of moths. They are the namesake of the subfamily Nolinae and the family Nolidae. This genus occurs worldwide wherever suitable habitat is present.

Nola is an ancient Campanian town and a modern municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy. It lies on the plain between Mount Vesuvius and the Apennines. It is traditionally credited as diocese that introduced bells to Christian worship. Illegal dumping of toxic wastes by the Camorra, however, has turned the surrounding area into a " Triangle of Death", with cancer rates far above the European average.

Nola is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Aaron Nola (born 1992), American baseball player
• Austin Nola (born 1989), American baseball player
• Giovanni da Nola (1478–1559), Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect
• Giovanni Domenico da Nola (c. 1510 to 1520-1592), Italian Renaissance composer and poet
• Lukas Nola (born 1964), Croatian film director
• Pavlina Nola (born 1974), retired tennis player

Given name:

• Nola Barber (1901–1985), first woman mayor of Chelsea City, Australia
• Nola Blake (born c. 1952), Australian woman sentenced to death in Thailand for drug trafficking; sentence later commuted
• Nola Fairbanks (born 1924), Broadway actress
• Nola Marino (born 1954), member of the Australian Parliament
• Nola Rae (born 1950), Australian mime artist

Other:

• Nola (rhinoceros), a female rhinoceros at the San Diego Zoo

Nola (August 21, 1974 – November 22, 2015) was a northern white rhinoceros who lived at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park near Escondido, California. At her death, she was one of only four of her subspecies overall. She was outlived by male Sudan and females Najin and Fatu.