Boon
[buːn]Meaning
a Dutch surname from Boon, a short form of Boudewijn, Bonifacius or Bonaventure
Background Story
Boon is a surname of Dutch, Old French or Chinese origin. The Dutch name often represents a patronymic, where the given name Boon was a short form of Boudewijn, Bonifacius or Bonaventure, or it can come from boon, Dutch for "bean". Boon is also recorded as a given name in Hokkien Chinese.
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