Boldon

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/ˈboʊldən/

proper noun

A group of three villages in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England: Boldon Colliery (OS grid ref NZ3462), East Boldon (OS NZ3661) and West Boldon (OS NZ3561).

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Meanings

proper nounBoldon (countable and uncountable, plural Boldons)

plural Boldons

  1. countableuncountableA group of three villages in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England: Boldon Colliery (OS grid ref NZ3462), East Boldon (OS NZ3661) and West Boldon (OS NZ3561).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the unattested Old English word *bol (“round”) + dūn (“hill”).

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APA

Boldon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boldon

MLA

“Boldon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boldon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Boldon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boldon.

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