"Boll" meaning in English

See Boll in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Bolls [plural]
Etymology: * As a Danish and German surname, from Danish Bøll, German Böll. * Also as a German surname, from the personal name Baldo (see Bold). Compare Boell. * As an English surname, variant of Bull. * Also as an English surname, from the noun bowl. Compare Bowler. * As a Scottish surname, variant of Boyle. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|gem|}}, {{bor|en|da|Bøll}} Danish Bøll, {{bor|en|de|Böll}} German Böll Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Boll (plural Bolls)
  1. A surname from the Germanic languages.
    A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Boll-en-name-ZBb0h3aQ Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A surname from the Germanic languages.
    A surname from Danish.
    Sense id: en-Boll-en-name-EZIcl34- Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Boell

Download JSONL data for Boll meaning in English (1.6kB)

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