Bult
See also: bult
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Dutch Bult, a nickname from bult (“bump, hump”).
Proper noun edit
Bult (plural Bults)
- A surname from Dutch.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bult is the 40016th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 548 individuals. Bult is most common among White (96.17%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bult”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 250.
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Bülte f
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
16th century, from Middle Low German bult, bülte, from Proto-West Germanic *bulti. Cognate with Dutch bult.
Noun edit
Bult m (strong or mixed, genitive Bultes or Bults, plural Bulte or Bulten) or
Bult f (genitive Bult, plural Bulten)
- (Northern Germany) a hill of dry terrain in bog or marshland
Declension edit
Declension of Bult [masculine, strong // mixed]