"Bo" meaning in All languages combined

See Bo on Wiktionary

Proper name [Danish]

Etymology: Old Norse Búi. Etymology templates: {{der|da|non|Búi}} Old Norse Búi Head templates: {{head|da|proper noun|||g=|head=}} Bo, {{da-proper noun}} Bo
  1. a male given name Categories (topical): Danish given names, Danish male given names
    Sense id: en-Bo-da-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Dutch]

IPA: /boː/ Audio: Nl-Bo.ogg
Rhymes: -oː Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|m}} Bo m
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Dutch given names, Dutch male given names Synonyms: Beau
    Sense id: en-Bo-nl-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Either borrowed from modern Danish Bo or Swedish Bo, or a spelling variant of the male given name Beau. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|da|Bo}} Danish Bo, {{bor|en|sv|Bo}} Swedish Bo, {{m|en|Beau}} Beau Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bo
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages in occasional use since the 1970s. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Bo-en-name-xfrI5XwM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bo
  1. A city in Sierra Leone. Categories (place): Cities in Sierra Leone, Places in Sierra Leone
    Sense id: en-Bo-en-name-THLuRAMX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bo
  1. Synonym of Bomu (“Gur language”) Synonyms: Bomu [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Bo-en-name-Nn4aVnmO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 31 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name [Swedish]

IPA: /buː/ Forms: Bos [genitive]
Etymology: From Old Norse Búi (“dweller, long-time resident”), originally a medieval byname. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|Búi||dweller, long-time resident}} Old Norse Búi (“dweller, long-time resident”) Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Bos|g=c|head=}} Bo c (genitive Bos), {{sv-proper noun|c}} Bo c (genitive Bos)
  1. a male given name Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Swedish given names, Swedish male given names Related terms (pet form): Bosse
    Sense id: en-Bo-sv-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for Bo meaning in All languages combined (6.4kB)

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