proper noun/boˈlibaɾ/
a surname from Basque; Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), South American leader, the most famous person with this surname; a department of Colombia; a province of Ecuador; a state of Venezuela
Etymology tree Basque boluder. Proto-Basque *ibar Basque ibarder. Basque Bolibarbor. Spanish Bolívar Borrowed from Basque Bolibar, from bolu + ibar. Most places named Bolívar are named after Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), a South American leader.