Bo
[boʊ]Meaning
from Old Norse búa, "to live"; also a Chinese name from 波 (bō), "wave"; a variant of Beau
Background Story
Behind the Name records three separate origins for Bo. One is an Old Norse byname derived from búa, "to live", used in Old Norse. A second is a Chinese name from 波 (bō), "wave", or other characters pronounced similarly, and a third is a variant of Beau.
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