English Explanatory Dictionary

Bolingbroke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England, which includes Old Bolingbroke.
  3. A community in Tay Valley township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monroe County, Georgia, United States.
  5. An English earldom.

Pronunciation

/ˈbʊlɪŋbɹʊk/ /ˈbɒlɪŋbɹəʊk/ /ˈbɒlɪŋbɹoʊk/

Word forms

Bolingbroke

Etymology

From Old English *Bulan (genitive of an unattested given name *Bula) + brōc (“stream”).

Derived words

New Bolingbroke Old Bolingbroke
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