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Boden

UK/ˈbəʊdən/US/ˈboʊdən/

Boden proper noun: an English surname common in Shropshire and the West Midlands area of central England.

Proper noun

Boden

  1. An English surname common in Shropshire and the West Midlands area of central England.
  2. A town and municipality in Norrbotten County, northern Sweden.
  3. A municipality in Westerwaldkreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
  4. An unincorporated community in Preemption Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States, named after William E. Boden.

Origin of Boden

* As a north/Low German surname, derived from the personal name Bode, from the noun meaning "messenger" (Old Saxon bodo). * As a German surname, from the noun Boden (“bottom”). Compare Bottom. * As a Swedish surname, from the noun bod (“small hut”). Compare Bodin. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Buadáin (“descendant of Buadán”), see Bowden. * As an English surname, variant of Bawden.

Words formed from Boden

Words that rhyme with Boden

Questions about Boden

What does Boden mean?
Boden means an English surname common in Shropshire and the West Midlands area of central England.
What part of speech is Boden?
Boden is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Boden?
Boden is pronounced /ˈbəʊdən/ (UK).

Words near Boden in the dictionary

  1. Bodell
  2. Bodells
  3. Bodelwyddan
  4. bodement
  5. bodements
  6. Boden
  7. Boden's mate
  8. bodenaponeurosis
  9. Bodenbach
  10. bodenbenderite
  11. Bodenhamer

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