Bolton

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English Bodeltone (in the Domesday Book) etc., ultimately from Old English bolt, bold, botl, etc. (“home, hall, manor”) + -tun (“-ton: enclosure, town”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /bɒltən/
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Proper noun

Bolton

  1. A placename:
    1. A town and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England.
    2. A small village in Fangfoss parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7752).
    3. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States.
    4. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
    5. A town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Boobota
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