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Boldon

/ˈboʊldən/

Boldon proper noun: 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).

Proper noun

Boldon (countable and uncountable, plural Boldons)

  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.

Forms of Boldon

pluralBoldons

Origin of Boldon

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

Words formed from Boldon

Phrases with Boldon

Questions about Boldon

What does Boldon mean?
Boldon means 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).
What part of speech is Boldon?
Boldon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Boldon?
Boldon is pronounced /ˈboʊldən/.

Words near Boldon in the dictionary

  1. Boldman
  2. Boldmans
  3. boldness
  4. boldnesses
  5. boldo
  6. Boldon
  7. Boldon Book
  8. Boldon Buke
  9. Boldon Colliery
  10. Boldons
  11. boldos

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