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Bo (given name)

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Bo is a given name of Norse and Chinese origin.[1]

Background

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The Norse roots of Bo are in the Scandinavian languages Danish, Norwegian, Swedish. It is associated with the present-day Scandinavian word 'bo', meaning "live", as in exist/living (related to life), and reside/nest (related to dwelling). Bo is also short for names such as Beaufort, Beauregard, Bonita, or Bonnie; it is also a less common shortening of the name Robert, which is usually shortened to Bob. It can also be a shortening of the name James, which is usually shortened to Jimmy, Jim, or Jimbo.

The Chinese given name Bo can be spelled as Bō.[1] The meaning can be 波 (bō) "wave" and other meanings depending on the Chinese characters used.[1] It is also a common Chinese surname.

People with the name

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Notable people with the name include:

Given name

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Nickname

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  • Bo Belinsky (1936–2001), American Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Bo Bice (born 1975), American singer who placed second on the fourth season of American Idol
  • Bo Bruce (born 1984), English singer-songwriter
  • Gudmundur S. (Bo) Bodvarsson (1952–2006), Icelandic hydrogeologist
  • Bo Bolinger (1932–2011), American football player
  • Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte (1805–1870), American farmer, son of Napoleon Bonaparte's brother Jérôme and Elizabeth Patterson
  • Bo Brown (1906–1996), American cartoonist
  • Bo Burnham (born 1990), American singer songwriter/comedian
  • Bo Burris (born 1944), American National Football League player
  • Bo Callaway (1927–2014), American politician and businessman
  • Bo Cornell (born 1949), American National Football League player
  • Israel "Bo" Curtis (1932–2012), African-American educator and politician
  • Bo Derek (born 1956), American actress
  • Bo Diddley (1928–2008), American R&B and Chicago blues musician
  • Bo Dupp, a ring name, along with Otto Schwanz, of American professional wrestler William Happer (born 1972)
  • Bo Goldman (1932–2023), American writer, Broadway playwright, and screenwriter
  • Bo Gritz (born 1939), American former US Army officer and perennial candidate
  • Bo Halldórsson (born 1951), Icelandic pop singer
  • Bo Hines (born 1995), American football player and politician
  • Bo Hopkins (1938–2022), American actor
  • Bo Horvat (born 1995), Canadian hockey player
  • Bo Jackson (born 1962), American National Football League and Major League Baseball player
  • Bo Kimble (born 1966), American basketball player
  • Bo Lamar (born 1951), American basketball player
  • Bo McCalebb (born 1985), American-Macedonian professional basketball player
  • Bo Mitchell (born 1970), representative in the Tennessee House of Representatives
  • Bo Outlaw (born 1971), American National Basketball Association player
  • Bo Pelini (born 1967), American college football head coach
  • Bo Rein (1945–1980), American, football player, baseball player, and football coach
  • Bo Roberson (1935–2001), American, track and field athlete, and football player
  • Bo Robinson (born 1956), American National Football League player
  • Bo Ryan (born 1947), American college basketball coach and former player
  • Bo Schembechler (1929–2006), American football player, college head coach and administrator
  • Bo Snerdley, pseudonym of James Golden (radio personality)
  • Bo Songvisava (born 1979/1980), Thai chef
  • Bo Welch (born 1951), American production designer, art director, film and TV director, actor

Chinese given name Bō

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  • Chu Bo (born 1944), Chinese politician
  • Hu Bo (1988–2017), Chinese film director
  • Qiu Bo (born 1993), Chinese diver
  • Sun Bo (born 1961), Chinese business executive and engineer

Fictional characters

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  • Bo Adams, main character in the Believe TV series
  • Bo Abobo from the video game Double Dragon
  • Bo, a character from the video game Brawl Stars
  • Bo Brady, in the soap opera Days of Our Lives
  • Bo Buchanan, in the soap opera One Life to Live
  • Bo Callahan, main draft prospect in the movie Draft Day
  • Bo Cocky, the main protagonist in the 2006 film Supertwink
  • Bo (Lost Girl) (Bo Dennis), protagonist of the Canadian TV series Lost Girl
  • Bo Duke, one of the main characters in The Dukes of Hazzard TV series
  • Bo Monkey, a main character in the Nickelodeon TV series Fresh Beat Band of Spies
  • Bo Orlov, a character in the Netflix series Grand Army
  • Little Bo Peep, from a nursery rhyme
  • Bo' Rai Cho, in the Mortal Kombat video game series
  • Bo Sheep, in the U.S. Acres comic strip
  • Bo Sinclair, in the 2005 film House of Wax
  • Bo, a cheetah from the British animated TV series Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
  • Bo, a cartoon character in Muse magazine
  • Bo, an orphan named "Boniface" in the Cornelia Funke novel The Thief Lord
  • Bo, the main protagonist of the 2017 animated film The Star
  • Bo Hess from the movie Signs

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bo". Behind the Name. 22 January 2019. Archived from the original on 8 Dec 2023. Retrieved 18 Nov 2024.
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