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Bolingbroke.

A surname.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbʊlɪŋbɹʊk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɒlɪŋbɹəʊk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbʊlɪŋbɹʊk/General-American/ˈbɒlɪŋbɹoʊk/General-American
  1. A surname.

  2. A civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England, which includes Old Bolingbroke.

  3. A community in Tay Valley township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

  4. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monroe County, Georgia, United States.

  5. An English earldom.

Where this word comes from

From Old English *Bulan (genitive of an unattested given name *Bula) + brōc (“stream”).

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