Bo is a given name of Norse and Chinese origin.
Background 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, Bonnie, Robert, or James.
The Chinese given name Bo can be spelled as Bō. The meaning can be 波 (bō) "wave" and other meanings depending on the Chinese characters used. It is also a common Chinese surname.
People with the name Notable people with the name include:
Given name Bo Allan (born 2006), Australian footballer Bo Anderson, birth name of American Brazilian DJ and producer Maga Bo Bo Bergman (1869–1967), Swedish poet Bo Bichette (born 1998), Major League Baseball player Bo Boustedt (1868–1939), Swedish Army lieutenant general Bo Bowling (born 1987), American football player Bo Bragason (born 2004), English actress Bo Brasseur (born 1998), Belgian long jumper Bo Brinkman (born 1956), American actor, director, and producer Bo Carpelan (1926–2011), Finnish poet and author Bo Danske, 13th-century Danish philosopher Bo Ehnbom (1899–1985), Swedish military engineer Bo Ericson (athlete) (1919–1970), Swedish hammer thrower Bo Goldman (1932–2023), American writer, Broadway playwright, and screenwriter Bo Gunge (born 1964), Danish composer Bo Hamburger (born 1970), Danish cyclist Bo Hansson (1943–2010), Swedish musician Bo Holmberg (1942–2010), Swedish politician Bo Järnstedt (1911–1992), Swedish diplomat Bo Johansson (born 1942), Swedish former football player and current football coach Bo Kälfors (1932–2007), Swedish diplomat Bo Larsson (1944–2023), Swedish football midfielder/striker Bo Ljungberg (1911–1984), Swedish pole vaulter Bo Melton (born 1999), American football player Bo Levi Mitchell (born 1990), Canadian football quarterback
Bo Mossberg, Swedish author and illustrator of Den nya nordiska floran Bo Nickal (born 1996), American wrestler and mixed martial artist Bo Nix (born 2000), American football quarterback Bo Persson (table tennis), Swedish table tennis player Bo Petersson, (born 1946), Swedish football manager and former football player Bo Randall (1909–1989), American knifemaker Bo Johan Renck (born 1966), Swedish director of music videos, TV and film Bo Richter (born 2000), American football player Bo Rybeck (1935–2019), Swedish physician Bo Scarbrough (born 1996), American football player Bo Svenson (born 1941), Swedish-born American actor Bo Svensson (born 1979), Danish football player Bo Toresson (born 1939), Swedish politician Bo Varenius (1918–1996), Swedish major general Bo Vestergaard (born 1965), Danish lightweight rower Bo Widerberg (1930–1997), Swedish film director Bo Wilén (1944–2023), Swedish diplomat Htun Aeindra Bo, Burmese actress and singer born Mi Mi Khine in 1966
Nickname 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 Bo Bolinger (1932–2011), American football player 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 Bo Davidson (born 2002), American Major League Baseball player 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 (1939–2026), American 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 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
Chinese surname Bo Bo Xilai, Chinese former politician
Fictional characters 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 Peep, in the Toy Story franchise 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 Bo, the main protagonist in the animated TV show Bo on the Go!
See also Beau (name), given name and surname
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