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What does Bo mean?
Bo 
▲ as a boys' name (also used less generally as girls' name Bo) is pronounced boh. It is of Scandinavian origin. Short form of Robert and Beauregard; nickname of William. Usually a nickname used for boys and, due to actress Bo Derek, for girls. Football coach Bo Schembechler; sports celebrity Bo Jackson. See also Beau.
STARTS WITH Bo-
ASSOCIATED WITH scandinavian
Variations
VARIANT Boe
OTHER FORMS VIA BEAU, BEAUREGARD, ROBERT, WILLIAM Beal, Beau▲, Bert▼, Bill▼, Bob▼, Bobby▼, Rab, Rip, Rob▼, Robb, Robi, Wim
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Bo Rhys (B.R.), ..
How popular is Bo?
Bo is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#1043 out of 1220, Top 85%) and an even more prominent surname for both adults and children (#25775 out of 150436, Top 17%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Bo entered the list in 1960-1969 and reached its top position of #575 in the U.S. in 2018. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Beau (#151 LAST YEAR), Beauregard, Bert, Bill, Bob, Bobby (#824), Rob, Robb, Robert (#71) and William (#3) are the prominent varying forms of Bo (#575). Other variants, like Robi, are seldom used. Adoption of these relations of Bo was at its most widespread 9 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 10.8%) and is now much less (ADOPTION 1.3%, ▼88.1%), with versions like Bobby becoming less trendy. Beau and Bo are two of the more contemporarily stylish names for newborns in this compilation.
Similar Names
Bo▲ is alike in pronunciation to Bay, Bayou, Bow and Bowie▲. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bob▼, Jo and Mo. These names tend to be less frequently used than Bo.
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