Bo (given name)
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Bo is a Swedish
/Danish
masculine
given name
, derived from an Old Norse
nickname
, bua, meaning "to live". A variant of Bo is the Swedish Bosse
. Bo is uncommon as a surname
. Bo can be short for Bonita
or Bonnie
.
People with the name Bo include:
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
/Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
masculine
Male
Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
, derived from an Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
nickname
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
, bua, meaning "to live". A variant of Bo is the Swedish Bosse
Bosse
- Surname :* Abraham Bosse , French artist* Chris Bosse , German architect* Harriet Bosse , Swedish actress* Henry Peter Bosse , German American photographer* Malcolm Bosse , American author...
. Bo is uncommon as a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
. Bo can be short for Bonita
Bonita
Bonita is a feminine given name as well as a word meaning "pretty, nice" in Spanish and Portuguese.Bonita may refer to:People* Bonita Granville, American actress and producer* Bonnie Langford, English actress...
or Bonnie
Bonnie
Bonnie, Boonie or Bonny is a feminine given name. It comes from the Scottish word "bonnie" meaning "pretty, attractive". The name can also be used as a pet form of Bonita...
.
People with the name Bo include:
- Lina Bo BardiLina Bo BardiLina Bo Bardi was a Brazilian modernist architect born in Italy....
, Italian-Brazilian architect - Bo BergmanBo BergmanBo Bergman was a Swedish writer, literary critic and member of the Swedish Academy, sitting in Seat 12 from 1925 until his death...
(1869–1967), Swedish poet - Bo BelinskyBo BelinskyRobert "Bo" Belinsky was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, who became an instant southern California celebrity as a rookie with the original Los Angeles Angels, especially when the fourth of his season-opening four straight wins was a no-hit, no-run game against his former...
, former MLB pitcher - Bo BiceBo BiceHarold Elwin "Bo" Bice, Jr. is an American singer and musician who placed second to Carrie Underwood in the fourth season of American Idol. He has recorded three studio albums, including one on RCA Records...
, American singer who took second place on the fourth season of American Idol - Gudmundur S. (Bo) BodvarssonGudmundur S. (Bo) BodvarssonGudmundur Svavar Bodvarsson was director of the Laboratory’s Earth Sciences Division since 2001 at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Dr. Bodvarsson was a pioneer in 3-D mathematical modeling of unsaturated zone flow and transport...
, Icelandic scientist who was the director of the Earth Sciences Department at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory from 2001 to 2006 - Bo BurnhamBo BurnhamRobert "Bo" Burnham is an American comedian, singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and Internet celebrity. Writing comedic and satirical songs with a politically incorrect slant, he achieved fame when his YouTube videos took off; they have received more than 70 million views...
, singer songwriter/comedian - Bo DerekBo DerekMary Cathleen Collins , better known as Bo Derek, is an American film and television actress, model, and sex symbol, known for her role as Jenny Hanley in the 1979 comedy film 10. However, Derek's film career soon faltered; her later films, including, Bolero and Ghosts Can't Do It , were poorly...
, American model-turned-actress from the 1970s and 1980s; best known for her performance in the film Ten - Bo DiddleyBo DiddleyEllas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...
, American singer/guitarist - Bo DukeBo DukeBeauregard "Bo" Duke is a fictional character in the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard, which ran from 1979 to 1985. He was played by John Schneider. The name of Beauregard may have been chosen after the famous Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard.Bo and his cousin Luke Duke live in...
, fictional character in American television series The Dukes of Hazzard - Bo EricsonBo EricsonBo Evert Ericson was a Swedish hammer thrower who won a gold medal at the 1946 European Athletics Championships in Oslo with a throw of 56.44 metres...
(1919–1970), Swedish hammer thrower - Bo HamburgerBo HamburgerBo Hamburger is a former Danish professional road racing cyclist. He retired in 2006.He was fired from Team CSC in 2001, after a positive EPO test. He was later cleared legally since the B test was below the limit, but still higher than normal. Since then, the Danish Cycle Union refused to let Bo...
, Danish cyclist - Bo HanssonBo HanssonBo Hansson was a Swedish musician best known for his four instrumental albums released in the 1970s.-Early life and musical career:...
, Swedish musician - Bo HolmbergBo HolmbergBo Lindor Holmberg , born in Härnösand, Västernorrlands län, Sweden, was a Swedish politician, Governor of Södermanland, and widower of former Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Anna Lindh....
(1942–2010), Swedish politician - Bo HopkinsBo HopkinsBo Hopkins is an American actor.-Career:Hopkins has appeared in more than one hundred film and television roles in a career of more than forty years, including The Bridge at Remagen, The Wild Bunch, The Getaway, American Graffiti, White Lightning, Radioland Murders, The Killer Elite, Midnight...
, American actor - Bo JacksonBo JacksonVincent Edward "Bo" Jackson is a former American baseball and football player. He was the first athlete to be named an All-Star in two major American sports, and also won the Heisman Trophy in 1985....
, American former NFL and MLB All-Star, and the subject of the "Bo Knows" advertising campaign - Bo Obama, Dog owned by the Obama family
- Bo OutlawBo OutlawCharles "Bo" Outlaw is a former American professional basketball player. Outlaw was known for his athleticism, tenacious defensive approach and sub-par free-throw shooting .-High School:...
, American basketball player - Bo PeliniBo PeliniMark "Bo" Pelini is the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He had previously been defensive coordinator for the LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers...
, American football coach - Bo RyanBo RyanWilliam "Bo" Francis Ryan, Jr. is an American college basketball coach and current head coach of the University of Wisconsin–Madison men's basketball team.-Playing career:...
, American basketball coach - Bo SchembechlerBo SchembechlerGlenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler, Jr. was an American football player, coach, and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Miami University from 1963 to 1968 and at the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1989, compiling a career record of 234–65–8...
(1929–2006), University of Michigan Wolverines football coach, (1969–1989) ("Bo" was a nickname, not his given name) - Bo SvensonBo SvensonBo Svenson is a Swedish-born American actor, known for his roles in American genre films of the 1970s and 1980s.-Early life:...
, Swedish actor - Bo SvenssonBo SvenssonBo Svensson is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a defender for Mainz 05 in the German Bundesliga. He has played two games for the Denmark national football team.- Biography :...
, Danish football player - Bo Widerberg, Swedish film director
- Tokuhiko Uwabo, video game music composer, often credited as Bo