Bolingbroke

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UK/ˈbʊlɪŋbɹʊk/UK/ˈbɒlɪŋbɹəʊk/US/ˈbɒlɪŋbɹoʊk/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English *Bulan →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England, which includes Old Bolingbroke.
  3. A community in Tay Valley township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monroe County, Georgia, United States.
  5. An English earldom.

Origin

  1. Old English*Bulan
  2. EnglishBolingbroke

From Old English *Bulan (genitive of an unattested given name *Bula) + brōc (“stream”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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