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Boleyn

/ˈbəʊlɪn/

Boleyn proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Boleyn (plural Boleyns)

  1. A surname.
    • Anne Boleyn

Forms of Boleyn

pluralBoleyns

Origin of Boleyn

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.

Words that rhyme with Boleyn

Questions about Boleyn

What does Boleyn mean?
Boleyn means a surname.
What part of speech is Boleyn?
Boleyn is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Boleyn?
Boleyn is pronounced /ˈbəʊlɪn/.

Words near Boleyn in the dictionary

  1. boletus
  2. boletuses
  3. Boleware
  4. Bolewares
  5. boley
  6. Boleyn
  7. boleys
  8. Bolf
  9. Bolfs
  10. Bolgar
  11. Bolgarian

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