Bo is a mainly Swedish/

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

masculine given name, derived from the

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

verb ''búa'' ("to reside"). A variant of Bo is the Swedish ''

Bosse Bosse may refer to: * Bosse (name) * Bosse (musician), German singer and songwriter * La Bosse (disambiguation) * Benjamin Bosse High School, Evansville, IN, USA * Bosse Field, stadium for minor league baseball team in Evansville, IN, USA See al ...

''. Bo is uncommon as a surname. Bo is also short for names including Beaufort, Beauregard, Bonita, or

Bonnie Bonnie, is a Scottish given name and is sometimes used as a descriptive reference, as in the Scottish folk song, My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean. It comes from the Scots language word "bonnie" (pretty, attractive), or the French bonne (good). That ...

; it is also a less common shortening of the name

Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, h ...

, which is usually shortened to Bob. It can also be a shortening of the name

James James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

, which is usually shortened to Jimmy, Jim, or Jimbo.

Notable people

Given name

* Bo Anderson, birth name of American Brazilian DJ and producer Maga Bo * Bo Bergman (1869–1967), Swedish poet *

Bo Bichette Bo Joseph Bichette (born March 5, 1998) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). High school Bichette was home schooled, but competed in baseball for Lakewood High School in ...

(born 1998), Major League Baseball player * Bo Boustedt (1868–1939), Swedish Army Lieutenant General *

Bo Bowling Bo Bowling (born November 1, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver, kick returner and slotback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for 4 seasons with the Montreal Alouettes. He played college football at Oklahoma State, w ...

(born 1987), American football player * Bo Carpelan (1926–2011), Finnish poet and author * Bo Danske, 13th-century Danish philosopher *

Bo Ericson (athlete) Bo Evert Ericson (28 January 1919 – 14 February 1970) was a Swedish hammer thrower who won a gold medal at the 1946 European Athletics Championships in Oslo with a throw of 56.44 metres. He was also a finalist at the 1948 Olympics in London ...

(1919–1970), Swedish hammer thrower *

Bo Goldman Robert "Bo" Goldman (born September 10, 1932) is an American screenwriter and playwright. He has received two Academy Awards for his screenplays of ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975) and '' Melvin and Howard'' (1980). Early life and ed ...

(born 1932), American writer, Broadway playwright, and screenwriter *

Bo Hamburger Bo Hamburger (born 24 May 1970 in Frederiksberg) is a Denmark, Danish former professional Bicycle road racing, road racing cyclist. He retired in 2006. Biography After ending his career, Hamburger started a building company and a bike shop. He w ...

(born 1970), Danish former cyclist *

Bo Hansson Bo Hansson (10 April 1943 – 23 April 2010) was a Swedish musician best known for his four instrumental progressive rock studio albums released throughout the 1970s. Early life and musical career Hansson spent his early life in a remote vil ...

(1943–2010), Swedish musician *

Bo Holmberg Bo Lindor Holmberg (17 November 1942 – 11 February 2010), born in Härnösand, Västernorrlands län, Sweden, was a Swedish politician, Governor of Södermanland, and husband of former Minister for Foreign Affairs Anna Lindh. Biography Holm ...

(1942–2010), Swedish politician *

Bo Horvat Bowie William Horvat (born April 5, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected ninth overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. During his junior caree ...

(1995), Current Captain of the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League *

Bo Johansson Bo "Bosse" Johansson (born 28 November 1942) is a Swedish former football player and current football coach. Biography Johansson was a player for fourteen years with Kalmar FF and Lindsdals IF, though he did not win any trophies as a player. I ...

(born 1942), Swedish former football player and current football coach *

Bo Larsson Bo-Göran "Bosse" Larsson (born 5 May 1944) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and striker. Best remembered for his time with Malmö FF, he also represented VfB Stuttgart and Trelleborgs FF during his career. ...

(born 1944), former Swedish football midfielder/striker *

Bo Ljungberg Bo Alexander Ljungberg (21 November 1911 – 19 March 1984) was a Swedish athlete. He won two silver medals in the pole vault at the European Championships and competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics as both a pole vaulter and a triple jumper. Care ...

(1911–1984), Swedish pole vaulter *

Bo Melton Miles Bokeem Melton (born May 18, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rutgers Scarlet Knights football, Rutgers, and was selected by the Seattl ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Bo Levi Mitchell Bo Levi Mitchell (born March 3, 1990)Official Eastern Washingto ...

(born 1990), Canadian football quarterback *

Bo Mossberg ''Den nya nordiska floran'' ("The new Nordic flora") is a book of Swedish flora from 2003 by Bo Mossberg and Lennart Stenberg, with illustrations by Bo Mossberg. It contains descriptions, illustrations and distribution maps of all plants in Sweden ...

, Swedish author and illustrator of ''Den nya nordiska floran'' * Bo Nix (born 2000), American football quarterback * Bo Persson (table tennis), former Swedish table tennis player * Bo Petersson, (born 1946), Swedish football manager and former football player *

Bo Randall Bo Randall (September 27, 1909 – December 25, 1989) was an American knifemaker who founded Randall Made Knives in Orlando, Florida. Early life Randall was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 27, 1909. His family moved to Orlando, Florid ...

, (1909 – 1989), American knifemaker * Bo Johan Renck, (born 1966), Swedish director of music videos, TV and film *

Bo Rybeck Bo Rybeck (21 January 1935 – 16 December 2019) was a Swedish physician and researcher. He served as Surgeon-General of the Swedish Armed Forces (1981–1985) and as Director-General of the Swedish National Defence Research Institute (1985–1994) ...

(1935–2019), Swedish physician *

Bo Scarbrough Bo Scarbrough (born September 29, 1994) is an American football running back for the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Alabama. Early years Scarbrough attended Northridge High Schoo ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Bo Svenson Bo Svenson (born Bo Ragnar Svensson; 13 February 1941) is a Swedish-American actor, film director, film producer, published author and award winning screenwriter, known for his roles in American genre films of the 1970s and 1980s. He has appe ...

(born 1941), Swedish-born American actor *

Bo Svensson Bo Svensson (born 4 August 1979) is a Danish professional football coach and a former defender. He is currently managing Mainz 05. He has played three games for the Denmark national football team. Playing career Svensson was born in Skørpin ...

(born 1979), Danish football player *

Bo Toresson Bo Toresson (born 1939) is a Swedish social democrat politician who served as the secretary general of the Swedish Social Democratic Party between 1982 and 1992. He also served at the Parliament. Biography Toresson was born in Hunge, Bräcke mun ...

(born 1939), Swedish politician * Bo Varenius (1918–1996), Swedish major general * Bo Vestergaard (born 1965), Danish lightweight rower *

Bo Widerberg Bo Gunnar Widerberg (; 8 June 1930 – 1 May 1997) was a Swedish film director, writer, editor and actor. Biography Early life Widerberg was born in Malmö, Malmöhus County, Sweden. Career Widerberg was the director of films such as ''Raven' ...

(1930–1997), Swedish film director

Nickname

Bo Belinsky Robert "Bo" Belinsky (December 7, 1936 – November 23, 2001) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played for the Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cincinnati Reds of Major League Base ...

(1936–2001), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Bo Bice Harold Elwin "Bo" Bice Jr. (born November 1, 1975) is an American singer and musician who was the runner-up against Carrie Underwood in the fourth season of '' American Idol''. Prior to auditioning for ''American Idol'', Bice released a solo a ...

(born 1975), American singer who placed second on the fourth season of ''American Idol'' * Bo Bruce (born 25 November 1984), English singer-songwriter * Gudmundur S. (Bo) Bodvarsson (1952–2006), Icelandic hydrogeologist * Bo Bolinger (1932–2011), American football player * Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte (1805–1870), American farmer, son of Napoleon Bonaparte's brother Jérôme and Elizabeth Patterson *

Bo Brown Robert Franklin "Bo" Brown (July 2, 1906 – August 23, 1996) was an American cartoonist. His work appeared in such places as '' The Saturday Evening Post'', '' The New Yorker'', and some six hundred other publications. He also produced the syndic ...

(1906–1996), American cartoonist *

Bo Burnham Robert Pickering "Bo" Burnham (born 1990) is an American comedian, musician, songwriter, actor, and filmmaker. His comedy work often combines musical, sketch, and stand-up elements with filmmaking. Following his success as one of the earlies ...

(born 1990), American singer songwriter/comedian * Bo Burris (born 1944), American retired National Football League player *

Bo Callaway Howard Hollis Callaway (April 2, 1927 – March 15, 2014) was an American businessman and politician. He served as a Republican member for the 3rd district of Georgia of the United States House of Representatives. He also served as the 11th Un ...

(April 2, 1927 – March 15, 2014), American politician and businessman *

Bo Cornell Robert Paul "Bo" Cornell (born March 7, 1949 in Seattle, Washington) is a former American football linebacker and running back who played seven seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills. He played college ...

(born 1949), American retired National Football League player * Israel "Bo" Curtis (1932-2012), African-American educator and politician *

Bo Derek Bo Derek (born Mary Cathleen Collins, November 20, 1956) is an American actress and model. Her breakthrough film role was in the romantic comedy '' 10'' (1979). Her first husband John Derek directed her in ''Fantasies''; '' Tarzan, the Ape Man' ...

(born 1956), American actress *

Bo Diddley Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates; December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, incl ...

(1928–2008), American R&B and Chicago blues musician *

(born September 10, 1932), American writer, Broadway playwright, and screenwriter *

Bo Gritz James Gordon "Bo" Gritz (; born January 18, 1939) is an American former United States Army Special Forces officer and presidential candidate. After serving in the Vietnam War and retiring from the military, Gritz has worked on attempted POW res ...

(born January 18, 1939), American former US Army officer and perennial candidate * Bo Halldórsson (born 16 April 1951), Icelandic pop singer * Bo Hines (born 1995), American football player and politician *

Bo Hopkins William Mauldin "Bo" Hopkins (February 2, 1938 – May 28, 2022) Issucover/ref> was an American actor. He was known for playing supporting roles in a number of major studio films between 1969 and 1979, and appeared in many television shows and ...

(born 1942), American actor *

(born 1995), Canadian hockey player *

Bo Jackson Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is an American former professional baseball and American football player. He is the only professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star in both baseball and football. Jackson's el ...

(born 1962), American former National Football League and Major League Baseball player *

Bo Kimble Gregory Kevin "Bo" Kimble (born April 9, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Loyola Marymount Lions. As a senior in the 1989–90 season, Kim ...

(born 1966), American basketball player * Bo Lamar (born 1951), American former basketball player *

Bo McCalebb Lester "Bo" McCalebb ( mk, Лестер „Бо“ МекКејлеб; born May 4, 1985) is an American-Macedonian former professional basketball player. He represented the senior Macedonian national team internationally. Standing at , he played ...

(born May 4, 1985), American-Macedonian professional basketball player *

Bo Mitchell James R. "Bo" Mitchell (born September 5, 1970) is the state representative for District 50 in the Tennessee House of Representatives and a two-term councilman for District 35 in the Nashville Metro Council. Education A middle Tennessee nativ ...

(born September 5, 1970), representative in the Tennessee House of Representatives * Bo Outlaw (born 1971), American former National Basketball Association player *

Bo Pelini Mark Anthony "Bo" Pelini (born December 13, 1967) is a former American football coach and former player. He was most recently the defensive coordinator for the Louisiana State University Tigers football team. He is the younger brother of forme ...

(born 1967), American college football head coach *

Bo Rein Robert Edward "Bo" Rein (July 20, 1945 – January 10, 1980) was an American football and baseball player and football coach. He was a two-sport athlete at Ohio State University and served as the head football coach at North Carolina State Univ ...

(July 20, 1945 – January 10, 1980), American, football player, baseball player, and football coach *

Bo Roberson Irvin "Bo" Roberson (July 23, 1935 – April 15, 2001) was an American track and field athlete and football player. At Cornell University he excelled in basketball, football, and track and field. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Ital ...

(July 23, 1935 – April 15, 2001), American, track and field athlete, and football player *

Bo Robinson Melvin Dell Robinson (born May 27, 1956) is a former American football running back who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots. He was drafted by the Lions in the ...

(born 1956), American retired National Football League player *

Bo Ryan William Francis "Bo" Ryan Jr. (born December 20, 1947) is an American former college basketball coach and player. He was the head coach of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Badgers men's basketball team from 2001 to December 2015. Ryan se ...

(born 1947), American college basketball coach and former player * Bo Schembechler (1929–2006), American football player, college head coach and administrator * Bo Snerdley, pseudonym of James Golden (radio personality) * Bo Songvisava (born 1979/1980), Thai chef *

Bo Welch Robert W. "Bo" Welch III (born November 30, 1951) is an American production designer, art director, film and television director and occasional actor. He is best known for his collaborations with directors such as Tim Burton and Barry Sonnenfeld ...

(born November 30, 1951), American production designer, art director, film and TV director, actor

Fictional characters

*Bo Adams, main character in the '' Believe'' TV series *Bo Abobo from the video game ''

Double Dragon is a beat 'em up video game series initially developed by Technōs Japan and released as an arcade game in 1987. The series features twin martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee, as they fight against various adversaries and rivals. The original ...

'' *Bo, a character from the video game ''

Brawl Stars ''Brawl Stars'' is a multiplayer online battle arena and third-person hero shooter video game developed and published by the Finnish video game company Supercell. It was released worldwide on December 12, 2018, on iOS and Android. The game fea ...

'' *

Bo Brady Beauregard Aurelius "Bo" Brady is a fictional character from the NBC daytime soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. The role has been most notably portrayed by Peter Reckell, who originated the role on May 3, 1983. Creation and Casting Created un ...

, in the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' *

Bo Buchanan Beaufort Oglethorpe "Bo" Buchanan is a fictional character from the American soap opera ''One Life to Live''. Casting and awards Robert S. Woods created the character of Bo in November 1979. Woods originally screen tested for the recast of Richa ...

, in the soap opera ''One Life to Live'' *Bo Callahan, main draft prospect in the movie ''

Draft Day ''Draft Day'' is a 2014 American sports drama film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Kevin Costner and Jennifer Garner. The premise revolves around the fictional general manager of the Cleveland Browns (Costner) deciding what to do after his ...

'' *Bo Cocky, the main protagonist in the 2006 film '' Supertwink'' *

Bo (Lost Girl) Bo (nickname for birth name "Ysabeau") is the protagonist of ''Lost Girl'', the Canadian supernatural drama television series that premiered on Showcase on September 12, 2010, and ran for five seasons. Bo (aka Bo Dennis, surname of adoptive na ...

(Bo Dennis), protagonist of the Canadian TV series ''Lost Girl'' *

Bo Duke Beauregard "Bo" Duke (born circa 1957) is a fictional character in the American television series '' The Dukes of Hazzard'', which ran from 1979 to 1985. He was played by John Schneider. Bo and his cousin Lucas K. "Luke" Duke ( Tom Wopat) liv ...

, one of the main characters in ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' TV series * Bo Monkey, a main character in the Nickelodeon TV series ''Fresh Beat Band of Spies'' *Bo Orlov, a character in the Netflix series ''

Grand Army Grand may refer to: People with the name * Grand (surname) * Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor * Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist * Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper Places * Grand, Oklahoma * Grand, Vosges, village and comm ...

Little Bo Peep "Little Bo-Peep" or "Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 6487. Lyrics and melody As with most products of oral tradition, there are many variations to the rh ...

, from a nursery rhyme **Bo Peep, in the ''

Toy Story ''Toy Story'' is a 1995 American computer-animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter (in his feature directorial debut This is a list of film directorial debuts in chronological order. The films and dates referred to are a director's fi ...

'' animated film *

Bo' Rai Cho This is a list of playable and boss characters from the '' Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise and the games in which they appear. Created by Ed Boon and John Tobias, the series depicts conflicts between various realms. Most characters f ...

, in the ''Mortal Kombat'' video game series *Bo Sheep, in the '' U.S. Acres'' comic strip *Bo Sinclair, in the 2005 film '' House of Wax'' *Bo, a cheetah from the British animated TV series ''

Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies ''Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies'' is an animated educational wildlife children's television series. The live action footage comes from the BBC Natural History Unit archives, as well as the National Geographic Society. The series originally aired o ...

'' *Bo, a cartoon character in ''Muse'' magazine *Bo, an orphan named "Boniface" in the Cornelia Funke novel ''

The Thief Lord ''The Thief Lord'' is a children's novel written by Cornelia Funke. It was published in Germany in 2000 and translated into English by Oliver Latsch in 2002 for The Chicken House, a division of Scholastic publishing company. It was Funke's fir ...

'' *Bo, the main protagonist of the 2017 animated film '' The Star'' *Bo Hess from the movie

Signs Signs may refer to: * ''Signs'' (2002 film), a 2002 film by M. Night Shyamalan * ''Signs'' (TV series) (Polish: ''Znaki'') is a 2018 Polish-language television series * ''Signs'' (journal), a journal of women's studies *Signs (band), an American ...

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