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Bolt
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bolt bòlt Bôłt
English
+ (surname)
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Etymology
As an English surname, from the noun en bolt, for a maker of bolts, or a nickname for a short and heavy person.
Also as an English surname, variant of en Bold.
As a en nl -, north/en nds - and en da - surname, from the old en gem - name en Baldo, derived from the adjective en bold and related to the above. Compare en Boldt.
Proper noun
~ s
en nicknames.
en CDP co/Raleigh County s/West Virginia c/USA, named after an early postmaster.
en unincorporated community town:pref/Franklin co/Kewaunee County s/Wisconsin c/USA.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Bolt is the 4726th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7,504 individuals. Bolt is most common among White (89.3%) and Black/African American (5.5%) individuals.
Anagrams
en blot blot Tbol blót TBol
en surnames from occupations
Luxembourgish
Etymology
lb gem-pro 1
From lb gmh bet, gmh bette, from lb goh betti, from lb gmw-pro *badi.
Noun
m Bolten
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