# Bo (given name) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bo_(given_name) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bo_(given_name).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_(given_name) > Source revision: 1353788657 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Bo** is a [given name](/source/Given_name) of [Norse](/source/Old_Norse) and [Chinese](/source/Chinese_name) origin.[1] ## Background The Norse roots of Bo are in the [Scandinavian languages](/source/North_Germanic_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](/source/Beaufort_(surname)), [Beauregard](/source/Beauregard_(disambiguation)), [Bonita](/source/Bonita_(name)), [Bonnie](/source/Bonnie), [Robert](/source/Robert), or [James](/source/James_(given_name)). The Chinese given name Bo can be spelled as Bō.[1] The meaning can be *波 (bō)* "wave" and other meanings depending on the [Chinese characters](/source/Chinese_characters) used.[1] It is also a common [Chinese surname](/source/Bo_(Chinese_surname)). ## People with the name Notable people with the name include: ### Given name - [Bo Allan](/source/Bo_Allan) (born 2006), Australian footballer - Bo Anderson, birth name of American Brazilian DJ and producer [Maga Bo](/source/Maga_Bo) - [Bo Bergman](/source/Bo_Bergman) (1869–1967), Swedish poet - [Bo Bichette](/source/Bo_Bichette) (born 1998), Major League Baseball player - [Bo Boustedt](/source/Bo_Boustedt) (1868–1939), Swedish Army lieutenant general - [Bo Bowling](/source/Bo_Bowling) (born 1987), American football player - [Bo Bragason](/source/Bo_Bragason) (born 2004), English actress - [Bo Brasseur](/source/Bo_Brasseur) (born 1998), Belgian long jumper - [Bo Brinkman](/source/Bo_Brinkman) (born 1956), American actor, director, and producer - [Bo Carpelan](/source/Bo_Carpelan) (1926–2011), Finnish poet and author - [Bo Danske](/source/Boetius_of_Dacia), 13th-century Danish philosopher - [Bo Ehnbom](/source/Bo_Ehnbom) (1899–1985), Swedish military engineer - [Bo Ericson (athlete)](/source/Bo_Ericson_(athlete)) (1919–1970), Swedish hammer thrower - [Bo Goldman](/source/Bo_Goldman) (1932–2023), American writer, Broadway playwright, and screenwriter - [Bo Gunge](/source/Bo_Gunge) (born 1964), Danish composer - [Bo Hamburger](/source/Bo_Hamburger) (born 1970), Danish cyclist - [Bo Hansson](/source/Bo_Hansson) (1943–2010), Swedish musician - [Bo Holmberg](/source/Bo_Holmberg) (1942–2010), Swedish politician - [Bo Järnstedt](/source/Bo_J%C3%A4rnstedt) (1911–1992), Swedish diplomat - [Bo Johansson](/source/Bo_Johansson) (born 1942), Swedish former football player and current football coach - [Bo Larsson](/source/Bo_Larsson) (1944–2023), Swedish football midfielder/striker - [Bo Ljungberg](/source/Bo_Ljungberg) (1911–1984), Swedish pole vaulter - [Bo Melton](/source/Bo_Melton) (born 1999), American football player - [Bo Levi Mitchell](/source/Bo_Levi_Mitchell) (born 1990), Canadian football quarterback - [Bo Mossberg](/source/Bo_Mossberg), Swedish author and illustrator of *Den nya nordiska floran* - [Bo Nickal](/source/Bo_Nickal) (born 1996), American wrestler and mixed martial artist - [Bo Nix](/source/Bo_Nix) (born 2000), American football quarterback - [Bo Persson (table tennis)](/source/Bo_Persson_(table_tennis)), Swedish table tennis player - [Bo Petersson](/source/Bo_Petersson), (born 1946), Swedish football manager and former football player - [Bo Randall](/source/Bo_Randall) (1909–1989), American knifemaker - [Bo Johan Renck](/source/Johan_Renck) (born 1966), Swedish director of music videos, TV and film - [Bo Richter](/source/Bo_Richter) (born 2000), American football player - [Bo Rybeck](/source/Bo_Rybeck) (1935–2019), Swedish physician - [Bo Scarbrough](/source/Bo_Scarbrough) (born 1996), American football player - [Bo Svenson](/source/Bo_Svenson) (born 1941), Swedish-born American actor - [Bo Svensson](/source/Bo_Svensson) (born 1979), Danish football player - [Bo Toresson](/source/Bo_Toresson) (born 1939), Swedish politician - [Bo Varenius](/source/Bo_Varenius) (1918–1996), Swedish major general - [Bo Vestergaard](/source/Bo_Vestergaard) (born 1965), Danish lightweight rower - [Bo Widerberg](/source/Bo_Widerberg) (1930–1997), Swedish film director - [Bo Wilén](/source/Bo_Wil%C3%A9n) (1944–2023), Swedish diplomat - [Htun Aeindra Bo](/source/Htun_Aeindra_Bo), Burmese actress and singer born Mi Mi Khine in 1966 ### Nickname - [Bo Belinsky](/source/Bo_Belinsky) (1936–2001), American Major League Baseball pitcher - [Bo Bice](/source/Bo_Bice) (born 1975), American singer who placed second on the fourth season of *American Idol* - [Bo Bruce](/source/Bo_Bruce) (born 1984), English singer-songwriter - [Bo Bolinger](/source/Bo_Bolinger) (1932–2011), American football player - [Bo Brown](/source/Bo_Brown) (1906–1996), American cartoonist - [Bo Burnham](/source/Bo_Burnham) (born 1990), American singer songwriter/comedian - [Bo Burris](/source/Bo_Burris) (born 1944), American National Football League player - [Bo Callaway](/source/Bo_Callaway) (1927–2014), American politician and businessman - [Bo Cornell](/source/Bo_Cornell) (born 1949), American National Football League player - [Bo Derek](/source/Bo_Derek) (born 1956), American actress - [Bo Diddley](/source/Bo_Diddley) (1928–2008), American R&B and Chicago blues musician - Bo Dupp, a ring name, along with [Otto Schwanz](/source/Otto_Schwanz), of American professional wrestler William Happer (born 1972) - [Bo Goldman](/source/Bo_Goldman) (1932–2023), American writer, Broadway playwright, and screenwriter - [Bo Gritz](/source/Bo_Gritz) (1939–2026), American US Army officer, and perennial candidate - [Bo Halldórsson](/source/Bj%C3%B6rgvin_Halld%C3%B3rsson) (born 1951), Icelandic pop singer - [Bo Hines](/source/Bo_Hines) (born 1995), American football player and politician - [Bo Hopkins](/source/Bo_Hopkins) (1938–2022), American actor - [Bo Horvat](/source/Bo_Horvat) (born 1995), Canadian hockey player - [Bo Jackson](/source/Bo_Jackson) (born 1962), American National Football League and Major League Baseball player - [Bo Kimble](/source/Bo_Kimble) (born 1966), American basketball player - [Bo Lamar](/source/Bo_Lamar) (born 1951), American basketball player - [Bo McCalebb](/source/Bo_McCalebb) (born 1985), American-Macedonian professional basketball player - [Bo Mitchell](/source/Bo_Mitchell) (born 1970), representative in the Tennessee House of Representatives - [Bo Outlaw](/source/Bo_Outlaw) (born 1971), American National Basketball Association player - [Bo Pelini](/source/Bo_Pelini) (born 1967), American college football head coach - [Bo Rein](/source/Bo_Rein) (1945–1980), American, football player, baseball player, and football coach - [Bo Roberson](/source/Bo_Roberson) (1935–2001), American, track and field athlete, and football player - [Bo Robinson](/source/Bo_Robinson) (born 1956), American National Football League player - [Bo Ryan](/source/Bo_Ryan) (born 1947), American college basketball coach and former player - [Bo Schembechler](/source/Bo_Schembechler) (1929–2006), American football player, college head coach and administrator - Bo Snerdley, pseudonym of [James Golden (radio personality)](/source/James_Golden_(radio_personality)) - [Bo Songvisava](/source/Bo_Songvisava) (born 1979/1980), Thai chef - [Bo Welch](/source/Bo_Welch) (born 1951), American production designer, art director, film and TV director, actor ### Chinese given name Bō - [Chu Bo](/source/Chu_Bo) (born 1944), Chinese politician - [Hu Bo](/source/Hu_Bo) (1988–2017), Chinese film director - [Qiu Bo](/source/Qiu_Bo) (born 1993), Chinese diver - [Sun Bo](/source/Sun_Bo_(executive)) (born 1961), Chinese business executive and engineer ### Chinese surname Bo - [Bo Xilai](/source/Bo_Xilai), Chinese former politician ## Fictional characters - Bo Adams, main character in the *[Believe](/source/Believe_(TV_series))* TV series - Bo Abobo from the video game *[Double Dragon](/source/Double_Dragon)* - Bo, a character from the video game *[Brawl Stars](/source/Brawl_Stars)* - [Bo Brady](/source/Bo_Brady), in the soap opera *Days of Our Lives* - [Bo Buchanan](/source/Bo_Buchanan), in the soap opera *One Life to Live* - Bo Callahan, main draft prospect in the movie *[Draft Day](/source/Draft_Day)* - Bo Cocky, the main protagonist in the 2006 film *[Supertwink](/source/Supertwink)* - [Bo (Lost Girl)](/source/Bo_(Lost_Girl)) (Bo Dennis), protagonist of the Canadian TV series *Lost Girl* - [Bo Duke](/source/Bo_Duke), one of the main characters in *The Dukes of Hazzard* TV series - [Bo Monkey](/source/Fresh_Beat_Band_of_Spies#Characters), a main character in the Nickelodeon TV series *Fresh Beat Band of Spies* - Bo Orlov, a character in the Netflix series *[Grand Army](/source/Grand_Army_(TV_series))* - [Little Bo Peep](/source/Little_Bo_Peep), from a nursery rhyme - [Bo Peep](/source/Bo_Peep_(Toy_Story)), in the *[Toy Story](/source/Toy_Story_(franchise))* franchise - [Bo' Rai Cho](/source/Bo'_Rai_Cho), in the *Mortal Kombat* video game series - Bo Sheep, in the *[U.S. Acres](/source/U.S._Acres)* comic strip - Bo Sinclair, in the 2005 film *[House of Wax](/source/House_of_Wax_(2005_film))* - Bo, a cheetah from the British animated TV series *[Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies](/source/Mama_Mirabelle's_Home_Movies)* - Bo, a cartoon character in [*Muse*](/source/Muse_(children's_magazine)) magazine - Bo, an orphan named "Boniface" in the Cornelia Funke novel *[The Thief Lord](/source/The_Thief_Lord)* - Bo, the main protagonist of the 2017 animated film *[The Star](/source/The_Star_(2017_film))* - Bo Hess from the movie [Signs](/source/Signs_(2002_film)) - Bo, the main protagonist in the animated TV show *[Bo on the Go!](/source/Bo_on_the_Go!)* ## See also - [Beau (name)](/source/Beau_(name)), given name and surname ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) ["Bo"](https://www.behindthename.com/name/bo-2). *Behind the Name*. 22 January 2019. 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