English Explanatory Dictionary

Boleyn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈbəʊlɪn/ /ˈbʊlɪn/ /bəˈlɪn/

Word forms

Boleyn Boleyns

Etymology

A habitational surname, inherited from Middle English Boleyne, Boloyne (“Boulogne-sur-Mer”), from Old French Boloigne, from Late Latin Bolōnia, from classical Bonōnia. Doublet of Bologna and Boulogne.

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