Bolt

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname transferred from the nickname.

proper noun

1
A surname transferred from the nickname.
2
A census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States, named after an early postmaster.
3
An unincorporated community in the town of Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States.

Etymology

* As an English surname, from the noun bolt, for a maker of bolts, or a nickname for a short and heavy person. * Also as an English surname, variant of Bold. * As a Dutch, north/Low German and Danish surname, from the old Germanic name Baldo, derived from the adjective bold and related to the above. Compare Boldt.

Forms

plural: Bolts

bologna · A seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal.Bologna · A province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.bolt · A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body…

Bolt · A surname transferred from the nickname.

Bolton · A place in the United Kingdom: A town and metropolitan…BOLTS · Acronym used to remember the essential features of a map:…bomb · An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially,…

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