Boo

Boo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "boo"

Translingual

Alternative forms

  • Boo.

Proper noun

Boo

  1. (astronomy) IAU-designated abbreviation of Latin Boötis (the genitive form of the constellation Boötes), as used in a star's Bayer designation

English

Etymology 1

From Swedish Boo.

Proper noun

Boo (countable and uncountable, plural Boos)

  1. A community in Nacka, Stockholm, central Sweden.
  2. A surname from Swedish
Translations

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Boo

  1. (linguistics) The Boko language.

Etymology 3

From Malay Boo, from Min Nan ( Chinese ). Transliteration of Min Nan .

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Boo (plural Boos)

  1. A surname from Chinese

Etymology 4

From Korean (bu), from Korean , from Chinese . Transliteration of Korean (bu).

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Boo (plural Boos)

  1. A surname from Korean

Etymology 5

    Borrowed from Dutch de Boo.

    Alternative forms

    • de Boo, De Boo, deBoo, DeBoo, Deboo

    Proper noun

    Boo (plural Boos)

    1. A surname from Dutch

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    Anagrams

    Galician

    Etymology

    From boo (good), from Old Galician-Portuguese bõo, from Latin bonus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbo/, /ˈboː/

    Proper noun

    Boo ?

    1. a surname

    References

    • Boo” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

    Swedish

    Etymology

    First attested as Boo in 1538. From Old Swedish (farm).

    Proper noun

    Boo n (genitive Boos)

    1. a community in Nacka, Stockholm, central Sweden

    Tagalog

    Etymology

    From buo (whole).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈboʔo/ [ˈboː.ʔo]
    • Rhymes: -oʔo
    • Syllabification: Bo‧o

    Proper noun

    Boo (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜂ)

    1. a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Batangas

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