Boulder

Boulder
Recorded in many forms including Bold, Bolder, Bolt, Bolter, Boulter, Bulter and Boulder, this is an English surname. It may derive from a number of possible sources. Firstly, it may be of topographical origin for a person who resides at a boll or small farm. The derivation is from the pre 7th century Old Danish element "bol", and was found in areas particularly the North West where the Scandinavian influence was particularly strong. Secondly the name may be occupational and denoting a sifter of meats, from the Old French "boulter", meaning in effect a cook or chef. King Henry V1 is recorded as having "six bulters" in his household. Thirdly it can be occupational for a maker of arrows and bolts, from the Middle English word "bolt". Finally, it may have originated as a nickname for a short, but powerfully built person, from the Old Norse personal name "Boltr". Early examples of the surname include Walter Bolt in the Curia Rolls of Surrey in 1202, and John Boltor in the Somerset rolls known as "Kirby's Quest," and dated 1272. Ricardus Bultere is recorded in the poll tax rolls of Yorkshire in 1379, and Dorothy Bowlter or Boulter at St James church, Clerkenwell, in the city of London, in 1573. The first recorded spelling of the family name may be that of Godinc Bolt. This was dated 1086, in the rolls known as the Inquisitio Commitatus Cantabrigiensis, during the reign of King William 1st, known as "The Conqueror", 1066 - 1087. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Boulder — Boulder, WY U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming Population (2000): 30 Housing Units (2000): 28 Land area (2000): 1.301509 sq. miles (3.370893 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.301509 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Boulder — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda 1. El término Boulder es ambiguo y puede referirse a varias ciudades en el mundo llamadas de esa forma o que contienen el término en sus nombres: Boulder (Colorado) Boulder (Utah) Boulder City (Nevada) Boulder Creek… …   Wikipedia Español

  • boulder — [ buldɶr ] n. m. • 1925; mot angl. ♦ Géol. Bloc de pierre arrondi par l érosion, roulé par les eaux, les glaces. « J ai fait l ascension de l énorme boulder qui domine le campement » (A. Gide). boulder [buldœʀ] n. m. ÉTYM. 1925; mot angl., proprt …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Boulder, CO — U.S. city in Colorado Population (2000): 94673 Housing Units (2000): 40726 Land area (2000): 24.374601 sq. miles (63.129925 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.996658 sq. miles (2.581332 sq. km) Total area (2000): 25.371259 sq. miles (65.711257 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Boulder, MT — U.S. town in Montana Population (2000): 1300 Housing Units (2000): 568 Land area (2000): 1.137662 sq. miles (2.946530 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.137662 sq. miles (2.946530 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Boulder, UT — U.S. town in Utah Population (2000): 180 Housing Units (2000): 102 Land area (2000): 20.918639 sq. miles (54.179024 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 20.918639 sq. miles (54.179024 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Boulder, WY — U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming Population (2000): 30 Housing Units (2000): 28 Land area (2000): 1.301509 sq. miles (3.370893 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.301509 sq. miles (3.370893… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Boulder — Boul der (b[=o]l d[ e]r), n. Same as {Bowlder}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Boulder — (spr. bōlder), Hauptstadt der gleichnamigen Grafschaft im nordamerikan. Staat Colorado, am Ostfuß der Rocky Mountains und an der Union Pacificbahn, mit Staatsuniversität und (1900) 6150 Einw. Dabei die Caribou Silbergruben und Gold Hill… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • boulder — 1670s, variant of M.E. bulder (c.1300), from a Scandinavian source akin to Swed. dial. bullersten noisy stone (large stone in a stream, causing water to roar around it), from bullra to roar + sten stone. Or the first element may be from *buller… …   Etymology dictionary

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