English Explanatory Dictionary

Boldon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A group of three villages in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England: Boldon Colliery (OS grid ref NZ3462), East Boldon (OS NZ3661) and West Boldon (OS NZ3561).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈboʊldən/

Word forms

Boldon Boldons

Etymology

From the unattested Old English word *bol (“round”) + dūn (“hill”).

Derived words

Boldon Colliery East Boldon West Boldon
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