Boland

See also: bolând

English

Etymology 1

Various origins:

  • Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Beolláin (descendant of Beollán), a personal name of uncertain origin.
  • A variant of Bowland, an English habitational surname.
  • Borrowed from German Boland, a surname of uncertain origin.

Proper noun

Boland (plural Bolands)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Boland is the 3092nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11631 individuals. Boland is most common among White (91.7%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Boland

  1. A region of Western Cape province, South Africa, situated to the northeast of Cape Town.
    Synonym: Cape Winelands

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From bo +‎ land.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊə̯.lant/

Proper noun

Boland

  1. An upland, inland region in the Western Cape, to the northeast of Cape Town and to the southwest of the Karoo.

Derived terms