English word origin

Etymology of Boo

From Swedish Boo.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A community in Nacka, Stockholm, central Sweden. · A surname from Swedish

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

From Swedish Boo.

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Derivation mentionBoosv

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Source etymology 3

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name

A surname from Chinese

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

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

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionBooms
Derivation mention巫zh

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Source etymology 4

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A surname from Korean

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

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

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mention부ko
Borrowed-form mention夫ko
Derivation mention夫zh

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Source etymology 5

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A surname from Dutch

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

Borrowed from Dutch de Boo.

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