Boileau

== English == === Etymology === From French Boileau. === Proper noun === Boileau (countable and uncountable, plural Boileaus) A surname from French, equivalent to English Drinkwater. A village and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. Former name: Ponsonby (for the municipality until 1993) ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From bois +‎ l' +‎ eau, literally “drink water”; nickname of a teetotaler. The first component of the compound is an imperative form of boire. The municipality in Québec is named after its first postmaster, one Pierre Boileau. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bwa.lo/ Hyphenation: Boi‧leau Rhymes: -o === Proper noun === Boileau ? a surname, Boileau, transferred from the nickname, equivalent to English Drinkwater a municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada ==== Derived terms ==== Boilois, Boiloise ==== Descendants ==== English: Boileau → Chinese: 布瓦洛 (Bùwǎluò) (transliteration)