Names

Originally a diminutive of names containing the Slavic element boji meaning “battle”.

Feminine form of Boyko.

From a Scottish surname that was possibly derived from the name of the island of Bute.

From a surname that was derived from Old French bois “wood”.

Bulgarian form of Bojana.

Bulgarian form of Bojan.

Alternate transcription of Arabic بطرس (see Butrus).

Means “happy”, from Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning “happiness, prosperity, goodness” combined with ມີ (mi) meaning “to have”.

Alternate transcription of Arabic بولس (see Bulus).

Derived from Brythonic boud meaning “victory”. This was the name of a 1st-century queen of the Iceni who led the Britons in revolt against the Romans. Eventually her forces were defeated and she committed suicide. Her name is first recorded in Roman histories, as Boudicca by Tacitus [1] and Βουδουῖκα (Boudouika) by Cassius Dio [2].