Bold

See also: bold

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, from the adjective bold (“daring courageous”) or the noun bold (“dwelling, house”).
• As a Swedish and German surname, related to the adjective above, such as in Baldwin and Reinbold.

Proper noun

Bold (countable and uncountable, plural Bolds)

1. A surname.
2. A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bold is the 19114^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1423 individuals. Bold is most common among White (82.57%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bold”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 186.

Anagrams

• BLOD

Romanian

Etymology

From bold (“sharp peak”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Bold m

1. A village in Manoleasa, Botoșani, Romania