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Boye - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Boye

[ 1 syll. bo-ye, boy-e ] The boy name Boye is pronounced BOY KEY. Boye is of Germanic and Dutch origin, and it is used largely in the Dutch language. The name was first used in the early medieval period. It is of obscure origin, possibly from a Dutch nickname for a 'boy'. A variant form of Boye is the Scandinavian and Frisian Boje.

In addition, Boye is a variant form of the German Bodo in the Dutch language.

Boye is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Boye include the Chinese Bai, the Vietnamese Bay, the English Beau, the Italian Beppe, the English Bev, the English Biff, the English and Scandinavian Bo, the English Bob, the English Boe, the English Bow, the Vietnamese Buu, the Czech Urba, the Arabic Baha, the German Beppi, the Italian Beppo, the Hebrew Bibi, the Russian Boba, the English Bobbi, the English Bobbie, and the English and Spanish Bobby.

KEY: English pronunciation for Boye: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; OY as in "toy (T.OY)"


 
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