Boland

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proper noun

A surname.

Similar
Cape Winelands
OriginIrish Ó Beolláin ← German Boland →
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Meanings

Boland1

proper nounBoland (plural Bolands)

plural Bolands

  1. A surname.

Boland2

proper noun
  1. A region of Western Cape province, South Africa, situated to the northeast of Cape Town.

    Synonyms: Cape Winelands

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA region of Western Cape province, South Africa, situated to the northeast of Cape Town.

Similar
Cape Winelands
Also see
cape winelands

Origin

  1. GermanBoland
  2. IrishÓ Beolláin“descendant of Beollán”
  3. EnglishBoland

Various origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Beolláin (“descendant of Beollán”), a personal name of uncertain origin. * A variant of Bowland, an English habitational surname. * Borrowed from German Boland, a surname of uncertain origin.

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Cite this entry
APA

Boland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boland

MLA

“Boland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boland. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Boland,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boland.

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