Bole

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

English

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Etymology 1

Proper noun

Bole

  1. An Afro-Asiatic language of the Chadic branch, native to Nigeria.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mandarin 博樂／博乐 (Bólè).

Proper noun

Bole

  1. A county-level city in Xinjiang, China.
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Etymology 3

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

Proper noun

Bole

  1. A town in Ghana.
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Etymology 4

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

  1. A village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England.
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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

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