Surname · also German
Böll
“rounded hill”
Böll is a surname from Middle Low German (ultimately Germanic). It is used in German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Böll goes back to Middle Low German boll, meaning “rounded hill.”
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Where it comes from
Böll comes from Middle Low German, and ultimately from Germanic.
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How it developed
From Middle Low German boll (“rounded hill”), from Old Saxon bollo, from Proto-Germanic *bullô (“round object”).
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Böll’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Böll, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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