Bolivar
Basque · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Bolivar
The given name 'Bolivar' is of Basque origin, meaning "mill valley" or "mill meadow," derived from the elements *bolu* (mill) and *ibar* (valley or riverbank).
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Etymology
The given name 'Bolivar' is of Basque origin, meaning "mill valley" or "mill meadow," derived from the elements *bolu* (mill) and *ibar* (valley or riverbank). It is most prominently used in Spanish-speaking cultures, particularly in Latin America, due to its association with Simón Bolívar, the 19th-century liberator of several South American nations from Spanish rule.
Bolivar currently ranks #11,012 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1988.
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