Boling

name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A former region of early imperial China in present-day Hebei. historical
  3. 3
    A former princely title of imperial China. historical
  4. 4
    A former commandery of medieval China in present-day Hebei. historical
  5. 5
    The various seats of the commandery: present-day Raoyang, Anping, and Dingzhou in Hebei. historical

Etymology

Etymology 1

From various origins, including German Böhling and English Bolling and Bowling.

Etymology 2

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 博陵 (Bólíng, literally “rich with mounds”).

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