Bolle

== Translingual == === Proper noun === Bolle A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Carl (Karl) August Bolle (1821-1909). === Further reading === Author query of the International Plant Names Index == English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Bolle. === Proper noun === Bolle (plural Bolles) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Bolle is the 36630th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 610 individuals. Bolle is most common among White (90.66%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bolle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 187. == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bolle, from Old High German bolla, from Proto-West Germanic *bollā, from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔlə/ Rhymes: -ɔlə Hyphenation: Bol‧le === Noun === Bolle f (genitive Bolle, plural Bollen) (regional) a thickish, roundish object (including Berlin) bulb, tuber Synonym: Knolle (Westphalia, northern Rhineland) alternative form of Bollen m (“thigh”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ====