"Bo" meaning in English

See Bo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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

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

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

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