Bologna

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bəˈlɒnjə/, /bəˈləʊnjə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /bəˈloʊnjə/

Bologna (countable and uncountable, plural Bolognas)

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.

• Bolognese
• Bolognian

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bologna is the 15907^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1827 individuals. Bologna is most common among White (92.67%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bologna”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 188.

• Bongalo, bogolan, oblonga

• Boloňa

Borrowed from Italian Bologna, from Latin Bonōnia, ultimately from Celtic.

• IPA^(key): [ˈboloɲa]

Bologna f

1. Bologna (a province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy)
2. Bologna (the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy)

• “Bologna”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Bologna”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “Bologna”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

From Italian Bologna, from Latin Bononia, ultimately from Celtic.

• IPA^(key): /poˈlɔɲːa/

Bologna f

1. Bologna (a province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy)
2. Bologna (the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy)

From Latin Bonōnia, ultimately from Celtic.

• IPA^(key): /boˈloɲ.ɲa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oɲɲa
• Hyphenation: Bo‧ló‧gna

Bologna f

1. Bologna (a province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy)
2. Bologna (the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy)
3. the letter B in the Italian spelling alphabet

   Synonym: Bari

• bolognese

• bagnolo

Borrowed from Italian Bologna, from Latin Bonōnia, ultimately from Celtic.

• IPA^(key): /ˈboloɲa/

Bologna f

1. Bologna (a province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy)
2. Bologna (the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy)

• “Bologna”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025