Bolivar

See also: bolivar, bolívar, and Bolívar

English

Etymology

Most places named Bolivar are named after Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), a South American leader—even those whose naturalized English name does not use the Spanish-language orthography or pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• Usually either IPA^(key): /ˈbɒlɪvɚ/ or IPA^(key): /bəˈliːvaɹ/, depending on each place's local tradition.

Proper noun

Bolivar

1. A city, the county seat of Polk County, Missouri, United States.
2. A village in Ohio.
3. A city, the county seat of Hardeman County, Tennessee

Derived terms

• Bolivar County
• Bolivar Peninsula

See also

• For a comprehensive list of places named Bolivar or Bolívar worldwide, see Bolívar (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.

Noun

Bolivar (plural Bolivars)

1. Alternative form of bolívar.
   • 1929, Mining and Metallurgy, volume 10, pages 450 and 452:

     The mining law of 1925 places taxes at two Bolivars ($0.39) per hectare on property not in operation. […] The 125,000,000 Bolivars surplus in the treasury, while not a great deal of money in London or New York ($25,000,000) denotes a condition of things in Venezuela that the British and French like.

   • 2000, Charlotte Mijares, Blood, Sweat and Cheers: A Madman’s Rise to Fame in Professional Wrestling, San Jose, Calif.: Writers Club Press, →ISBN, page 173:

     “These people want to buy some arepas. How much are they?” “They are two Bolivars apiece, and I haven’t gone yet. […]”

   • 2009, Mercer, The Global Manager’s Guide to Living and Working Abroad: Western Europe and the Americas, Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 287:

     The Venezuelan unit of currency is the Bolivar (VEB). […] The Bolivar is nominally subdivided into 100 céntimos, although coins denominated in céntimos no longer circulate.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Bolívar, from Basque Bolibar.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /boˈlivaɾ/, [boˈli.vɐɾ]
  • IPA^(key): /boˈlibaɾ/, [boˈli.bɐɾ] (more native-sounding)
• Rhymes: -ivaɾ, (more native-sounding) -ibaɾ
• Syllabification: Bo‧li‧var

Proper noun

Bolivar (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒᜊᜇ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]
2. A province of La Libertad, Peru

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Bolivar is the 901^st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 10,440 individuals.