"Boden" meaning in English

See Boden in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbəʊdən/ [UK], /ˈboʊdən/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -əʊdən Etymology: * As a north/Low German surname, derived from the personal name Bode, from the noun meaning "messenger" (Old Saxon bodo). * As a German surname, from the noun Boden (“bottom”). Compare Bottom. * As a Swedish surname, from the noun bod (“small hut”). Compare Bodin. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Buadáin (“descendant of Buadán”), see Bowden. * As an English surname, variant of Bawden. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nds|-}} Low German, {{der|en|osx|bodo}} Old Saxon bodo, {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|sv|-}} Swedish, {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Boden
  1. An English surname common in Shropshire and the West Midlands area of central England.
    Sense id: en-Boden-en-name-iur75TGp Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A town and municipality in Norrbotten County, northern Sweden. Categories (place): Municipalities of Sweden, Places in Sweden, Towns in Sweden Translations (town and municipality in Sweden): Boden [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Boden-en-name-QdjDhqDC Disambiguation of 'town and municipality in Sweden': 4 66 19 6 5
  3. A municipality in Westerwaldkreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Categories (place): Municipalities of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Places in Germany, Places in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Translations (municipality in Germany): Boden (German)
    Sense id: en-Boden-en-name-mZHaE~Ih Disambiguation of 'municipality in Germany': 5 23 59 6 6
  4. An unincorporated community in Preemption Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States. Categories (place): Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Illinois, USA
    Sense id: en-Boden-en-name-hv5~Pr0r
  5. An unincorporated community in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States, named after William E. Boden. Categories (place): Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Ohio, USA Derived forms: Boden's mate
    Sense id: en-Boden-en-name-Ry8bWUiU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 6 1 17 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 12 2 25 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 9 2 19 50 0 1 4 0 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 6 1 16 59 0 1 6 0 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 7 4 23 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 8 4 27 53
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