"Boone" meaning in English

See Boone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /bun/ [US] Forms: Boon [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Boone
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Boone-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    A statutory town in Pueblo County, Colorado.     Categories (place): Places in Colorado, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Colorado, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Boone-en-name-Z9ekatbe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 26 8 8 8 23 8 8 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 23 9 9 9 20 10 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 27 8 8 8 23 8 8 8
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    A city, the county seat of Boone County, Iowa.     Categories (place): Cities in Iowa, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Boone-en-name-wj9c1cEf Categories (other): County seats of Iowa, USA
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    An extinct town in Franklin County, Missouri.     Categories (place): Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Boone-en-name-O~6X-ml8 Categories (other): Former settlements
  5. A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Boone County, Nebraska.     Categories (place): Places in Nebraska, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Nebraska, USA
    Sense id: en-Boone-en-name-6JN6Z7tz
  6. A number of places in the United States:
    A town, the county seat of Watauga County, North Carolina.     Categories (place): Places in North Carolina, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in North Carolina, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Boone-en-name-yYZyc5gr Categories (other): County seats of North Carolina, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 26 8 8 8 23 8 8 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 23 9 9 9 20 10 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 27 8 8 8 23 8 8 8
  7. A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Washington County, Tennessee.     Categories (place): Places in Tennessee, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Tennessee, USA
    Sense id: en-Boone-en-name-5e6LHeLI Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 23 9 9 9 20 10 9 9
  8. A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.     Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA
    Sense id: en-Boone-en-name-cfFdD6rF
  9. A number of places in the United States:
    A number of townships in the United States, listed under Boone Township.     Categories (place): Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Boone-en-name-adYjXMqb Categories (other): Townships
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Boone County, Booneville 
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