Surname · also Old French

Boloyne

“corpse, carrion”

Boloyne is a surname from Old French, ultimately from Late Latin. It is used in Middle English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Boloyne goes back to a word meaning “corpse, carrion.”

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Where it comes from

Boloyne comes from Old French, and ultimately from Late Latin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old French Boloigne, from Late Latin Bolōnia.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Old French

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Irish

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Old French

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Late Latin

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Old French

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