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Baby names that go with Bolivar
mill valley or meadow by the brook (Basque/Spanish)
Bolivar is rank #826 among Filipino surnames (11,303 people, spanish origin, 3 syllables). First names below are scored against this surname as a last name.
Origin and meaning
mill valley or meadow by the brook (Basque/Spanish)
Bolivar is a surname of Basque origin via Spanish, originally denoting someone from the municipality of Bolibar in Biscay. In the Philippines, it was introduced during the Spanish colonial period and distributed through administrative reforms such as the 1849 Clavería decree.
Derived from the Basque place name Bolibar (from 'bolu' meaning mill and 'ibar' meaning valley or meadow). It spread throughout the Spanish-speaking world and into the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period.
First names ending in a vowel tend to flow more cleanly into this surname.
A two-syllable first name ending in a vowel balances the three-syllable, consonant-ending cadence of Bolivar.
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Either. As a last name it is the father's surname. As a maiden surname it becomes the child's middle name. Combination pages keep those two roles distinct.
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