"Bold" meaning in English

See Bold in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Bolds [plural]
Etymology: * As an English surname, from the adjective bold (“daring courageous”) or the noun bold (“dwelling, house”). * As a Swedish and German surname, related to the adjective above, such as in Baldwin and Reinbold. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bold#Etymology 2|bold|t=daring courageous}} bold (“daring courageous”), {{m|en|bold#Etymology 1|bold|t=dwelling, house}} bold (“dwelling, house”), {{der|en|sv|-}} Swedish, {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{m|en|Baldwin}} Baldwin, {{m|en|Reinbold}} Reinbold Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Bolds}} Bold (countable and uncountable, plural Bolds)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Bold-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Merseyside, England
    Sense id: en-Bold-en-name-f0dgVyaA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95

Inflected forms

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