Bollen

== English == === Etymology === Either a variant of Bullen or borrowed from Dutch and North German Bollen. === Proper noun === Bollen (plural Bollens) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Bollen is the 40016th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 548 individuals. Bollen is most common among White (91.61%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bollen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 187. === Anagrams === Bellon == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔlən/ Hyphenation: Bol‧len === Etymology 1 === Of dialectal origin, from Middle Low German bolle m or f, which is the same word as Bolle f (“roundish object”, etymology 2). The sense “thigh” probably developed under influence of (remotely related) Middle Low German bille, for which see Dutch bil (“buttock”). ==== Noun ==== Bollen m (strong, genitive Bollens, plural Bollen) (Westphalia, northern Rhineland) upper leg, thigh (including the buttock), especially when sturdy or fleshy, now most often said of slaughtered poultry Synonym: Schenkel ===== Declension ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== Bollen plural of Bolle == Low German == === Noun === Bollen m (plural Bollen) (parts of German Low German, including Westphalian) alternative form of Boll === Noun === Bollen plural of Boll