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English word origin

Etymology of Boll

* 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,

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Unnumbered source etymology

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A surname from German. · A surname from Danish.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

* 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.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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  • Borrowed-form mentionBøllda
  • Borrowed-form mentionBöllde
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