# Boleyn

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbəʊlɪn/ · frequency rank #43,538

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
A habitational surname, inherited from Middle English Boleyne, Boloyne (“Boulogne-sur-Mer”), from Old French Boloigne, from Late Latin Bolōnia, from classical Bonōnia. Doublet of Bologna and Boulogne.

## Easily confused with
- **Bowen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boleyn-vs-bowen)
- **Bolton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boleyn-vs-bolton)
- **Boolean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boleyn-vs-boolean)
- **bogey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bogey-vs-boleyn)
- **Boden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boden-vs-boleyn)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bboleyn`, `bloeyn`, `boelyn`, `boleny`, `boleynn`, `boleyyn`, `bolleyn`, `bolyen`, `obleyn`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/boleyn