English Explanatory Dictionary

Bolger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɒld͡ʒə/

Word forms

Bolger Bolgers Belger

Etymology

Two main origins: * Occupational surname for a leather worker, from Old French boulgier, an agent derivative of boulge (“leather bag”). * Anglicized form of Irish Ó Bolghuidhir, Ó Bolguidhir (“descendant of Bolgodhar”), a personal name composed of the elements bolg (“belly”) + odhar (“yellow; sallow”).

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