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Boling

Syllables: Bo·ling

Boling proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun (1)

Boling (plural Bolings)

  1. A surname.

Proper noun (2)

Boling

  1. (historical) A former region of early imperial China in present-day Hebei.
  2. (historical) A former princely title of imperial China.
  3. (historical) A former commandery of medieval China in present-day Hebei.
  4. (historical) The various seats of the commandery: present-day Raoyang, Anping, and Dingzhou in Hebei.

Synonyms of Boling

Forms of Boling

pluralBolings

Origin of Boling

From various origins, including German Böhling and English Bolling and Bowling.

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 博陵 (Bólíng, literally “rich with mounds”).

Questions about Boling

What does Boling mean?
Boling means a surname.
What part of speech is Boling?
Boling is a proper noun.

Words near Boling in the dictionary

  1. Bolinda
  2. Bolindian
  3. boline
  4. bolines
  5. Boliney
  6. Boling
  7. Bolingbroke
  8. Bolingbrokean
  9. Bolingbrokian
  10. Bolingbrook
  11. Bolinger

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