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Bolt.

A surname transferred from the nickname.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

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  2. A census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States, named after an early postmaster.

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  3. An unincorporated community in the town of Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States.

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Where this word comes from

* As an English surname, from the noun bolt, for a maker of bolts, or a nickname for a short and heavy person. * Also as an English surname, variant of Bold. * As a Dutch, north/Low German and Danish surname, from the old Germanic name Baldo, derived from the adjective bold and related to the above. Compare Boldt.

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