# Bologna

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bəˈlɒnjə/ · frequency rank #20,856

## Definitions
1. A province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
2. The capital city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, the capital of Bologna and also of Emilia-Romagna.
3. A habitational surname from Italian.

## Etymology
From Italian Bologna, from Latin Bonōnia, ultimately from Celtic. Doublet of Boleyn and Boulogne.

## Easily confused with
- **Boulogne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bologna-vs-boulogne)

## Common misspellings (10)
`bbologna`, `bloogna`, `bolgona`, `bollogna`, `bologan`, `bologgna`, `bolognna`, `bolonga`, `boolgna`, `oblogna`

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