Etymology

Boleyn

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Middle English Boleyne ← Old French Boloigne ← Late Latin Bolōnia
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromBolōnia
  2. Old French · derived fromBoloigne
  3. Middle English · inherited fromBoleyne
  4. English todayBoleyn

A habitational surname, inherited from Middle English Boleyne, Boloyne (“Boulogne-sur-Mer”), from Old French Boloigne, from Late Latin Bolōnia, from classical Bonōnia. Doublet of Bologna and Boulogne.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.