Given name & surname · also Irish
Boland
“descendant of Beollán”
Boland is a surname from Irish (ultimately German).
Meaning & origin
What it means
Boland goes back to Irish Ó Beolláin, meaning “descendant of Beollán.”
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Where it comes from
Boland comes from Irish, and ultimately from German.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Irish Ó Beolláin (“descendant of Beollán”), from German Boland.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Boland’s family of names
In English usage, Boland as a surname has a related form in BOWLAND.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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