Bole

See also: bole, bóle, bôle, bolē, Bólè, and bółe

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Chinese 博樂 (Bólè).

Proper noun

Bole

Bole, Xinjiang, China

Translations

Bole, Xinjiang, China

Chinese:
Mandarin: 博樂 (zh), 博乐 (zh) (Bólè)

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Etymology 2

Uncertain. Theories include derivation from Akan bɔro (bōro, “sweet”), Nuer bɛɛl (bōl, “grape”), and Gonja bɔl (bōl, “submission”).

Proper noun

Bole

Bole, Ghana

Translations

Bole, Ghana

Chinese:
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Etymology 3

From earlier Bolle, ultimately from either the dative singular bolde or dative plural boldum of bold (“house”); the latter is perhaps suggested by its attestation in the Domesday Book as Medieval Latin Bolun.

Proper noun

Bole

Bole, Nottinghamshire, England

Translations

Bole, Nottinghamshire, England

Chinese:
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References

The Place-names of Nottinghamshire Thier Origin and Development. CUP Archive. p. 18.
Konadu, K Research Notes on Akan Oral Histories
Braimah, JA, Tomlinson, HH & Amankwatia, O, History and Traditions of the Gonja, University of Calgary, 1997

Anagrams

Lebo, Loeb, lobe

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