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bolingbroke

/ˈbʊlɪŋbɹʊk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
bol-ing-broke
IPA
/ˈbʊlɪŋbɹʊk/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

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A civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England, which includes Old Bolingbroke.

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A community in Tay Valley township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

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An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monroe County, Georgia, United States.

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An English earldom.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbʊlɪŋbɹʊk/
  • British English: /ˈbʊlɪŋbɹʊk/

Derived Forms

Bolingbrokean

Phrases

New Bolingbroke Old Bolingbroke

Questions

How do you pronounce bolingbroke?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʊlɪŋbɹʊk/.
What does bolingbroke mean?
A surname.
Where does bolingbroke come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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