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English word origin

Etymology of Bodo

* As a Hungarian surname, Bodó, from the old name Bod or from a Slavic name meaning "to inspire" (see Buda). * As a Polish and Slovak surname Boďo, from the old Slavic name Ostrobod, from Proto-Slavic *ostrъ (“sharp”) +

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Source etymology 2

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name

A possibly extinct Bantu/Lebonya language of the Central African Republic.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
name

A surname from Hungarian.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

* As a Hungarian surname, Bodó, from the old name Bod or from a Slavic name meaning "to inspire" (see Buda). * As a Polish and Slovak surname Boďo, from the old Slavic name Ostrobod, from Proto-Slavic *ostrъ (“sharp”) + *bosti (“to sting, stab”). * As a German surname, from the noun Bodo (“messenger”). This is also found in parts of France and Italy. * As a French surname, variant of Bodeau (from Old French boel (“gut, intestine”), from Late Latin botellus) and Thibodeau.

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  • Derivation mention*ostrъsla-pro · sharp
  • Derivation mentionboelfro · gut, intestine
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