Boling
See also: Bólíng
English
Etymology 1
From various origins, including German Böhling and English Bolling and Bowling.
Proper noun
Boling (plural Bolings)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Boling is the 4669th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7597 individuals. Boling is most common among White (91.37%) individuals.
Etymology 2
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 博陵 (Bólíng, “rich with mounds”).
Proper noun
Boling
- (historical geography) A former region of early imperial China in present-day Hebei.
- (historical) A former princely title of imperial China.
- (historical geography) A former commandery of medieval China in present-day Hebei.
- (historical geography) The various seats of the commandery: present-day Raoyang, Anping, and Dingzhou in Hebei.
Synonyms
- (Dingzhou): See Dingzhou
Anagrams
- Boglin, GOBLin, globin, goblin, lobing