Bo
Norse nickname
"to live"Bo Origin and Meaning
The name Bo is a boy's name of Norse origin meaning "to live".
A popular name in Denmark, in this country Bo has some cowboy swagger and a lot of substance in its minimal two letters.
In Mandarin Chinese, Bo means "wave".
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Famous People Named Bo
- Harold Elwin "Bo" BiceAmerican singer
- Vincent Edward "Bo" JacksonAmerican NFL and baseball player
- Bo Dallasring name of Taylor Michael Rotunda, American professional wrestler
- Bo Diddley (born Ellas Otha Bates)American musician
- BoJared Mitt, American Actor/Singer
- Robert Pickering "Bo" BurnhamAmerican comedian
- Robert "Bo" GoldmanAmerican Screenwriter
- Jeong Bo KyeongSouth Korean judoka
- Eddie Bo Johan Franzén (b. 2011)son of ice hockey player Johan Franzen
- Bohdan "Bo" Poraj(Pstrokonski), British actor
- Bo Alexander Orbison (b. 2018)son of musician and record producer Roy Orbison Jr.
- Bo Burnhamcomedian
Bo in Pop Culture
- Bo Cockymain character in the 2006 film Supertwink
- Bo Bradycharacter in the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
- Bo Dukea main character on TV's The Dukes of Hazzard
- Bo Monkeya main character on TV's Fresh Beat Band of Spies
- Bo Sinclaircharacter in 2005 film House of Wax
- Bo "Bibbo" Bibbowskicharacter in DC Universe
- Bo' Rai Choin the Mortal Kombat video game series
- Bo Abobocharacter in video game Double Dragon
- Bo Sheepcharacter in comic strip US Acres
- Bofamily dog of U.S. President Barack Obama
- Boniface "Bo" character in Cornelia Funke's "The Thief Lord"
- Bo Derek Thompsoncharacter on TV's "Superstore"