Meaning and background
The story behind Bolo
Bolo has an established English dictionary sense referring to a Philippine cutting tool. Merriam-Webster describes a long, heavy, single-edged knife used for vegetation and as a weapon, with the word coming through Philippine Spanish. This is a concrete cultural and tool association rather than a supplied meaning for a personal name. A dog’s Bolo may have a different inspiration, which the dictionary entry alone cannot determine.
- Association
- A bolo is a long, heavy, single-edged knife of Philippine origin; the English word comes through Philippine Spanish. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Bolo appears in 8 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
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