Doula (disambiguation)

Doula (Greek: δούλα, Linear B: do-e-ra) is a feminine Greek word meaning "female slave" or archaically "female servant". There are also similar unrelated words in other languages. Doula may mean:

  • Doula, an assistant providing non-medical support during and after childbirth
  • Doula (anatomy) or dulla, an inflatable pink sac connected to the palate the male dromedary externalises when mating
  • Douala, a city in Cameroon

People with the name
  • Doula Mouriki (1934–1991), Greek Byzantinist and art historian
  • Siraj ud-Daulah, an eighteenth-century ruler of Bengal, often spelled Siraj-ud-Doula in older literature
  • Sayf al-Dawla, a medieval ruler of Aleppo, frequently spelled Saif al Doula
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See also
  • Doulos (disambiguation), the masculine form
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