Meaning: To live, through the Norse Búi
The story
The Scandinavian Bo comes from Búi, a Norse byname connected with living or dwelling. Other Chinese and English names spelled Bo have separate naming histories.
Also means
What Bo means in its other languages.
- Chinesewave when written 波; other characters give different meanings
Spellings & variants
- Bue
- Búi
- Boe
- Beau
Popularity
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Similar position in the latest US rankings
Style
- Short
- Works everywhere
- Classic
- Modern
Origins
Bo comes from Swedish, Danish, Old Norse, and Chinese. It’s a bridge name, with roots in more than one culture.
More like Bo
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Sea in Hawaiian; East Asian meanings depend on spelling
Kim
Gold in Vietnamese; European short forms have different roots
Ming
Brightness with the cited Chinese characters
Mika
Beauty and fragrance in one Japanese spelling
Xin
Newness or wealth with the cited Chinese characters
Rui
Auspicious with Chinese 瑞; other origins differ
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