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boldon

/ˈboʊldən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
boldon
IPA
/ˈboʊldən/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Boldons (plural)

Phrases

Boldon Colliery East Boldon West Boldon

Rhymes With

golden holden olden beholden bolden embolden roldan colden molden soldan moulden folden

Questions

How do you pronounce boldon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈboʊldən/.
What does boldon mean?
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).
Where does boldon come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce boldon

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