Bo (given name)

Bo is a mainly Swedish/Danish masculine given name, derived from an Old Norse nickname, bua, meaning "to live". A variant of Bo is the Swedish Bosse. Bo is uncommon as a surname. Bo is also short for several names, including Robert, Beaufort, Beauregard, Bonita or Bonnie.

People

Given name

• Bo Anderson, birth name of American Brazilian DJ and producer Maga Bo
• Bo Bergman (1869–1967), Swedish poet
• Bo Bowling (born 1987), American football player
• Bo Danske, 13th-century Danish philosopher
• Bo Ericson (1919–1970), Swedish hammer thrower
• Bo Hamburger (born 1970), Danish former cyclist
• Bo Hansson (1943-2010), Swedish musician
• Bo Holmberg (1942–2010), Swedish politician
• Bo Ljungberg (1911-1984), Swedish pole vaulter
• Bo Svenson (born 1941), Swedish-born American actor
• Bo Svensson (born 1979), Danish football player
• Bo Widerberg (1930-1997), Swedish film director

Nickname

• Bo Belinsky (1936-2001), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Bo Bice (born 1975), American singer who placed second on the fourth season of American Idol
• Gudmundur S. (Bo) Bodvarsson (1952-2006), Icelandic hydrogeologist
• Bo Bolinger (1932-2011), American football player
• Bo Burnham (born 1990), American singer songwriter/comedian
• Bo Burris (born 1944), American retired National Football League player
• Bo Hopkins (born 1942), American actor
• Bo Horvat (born 1995), Canadian hockey player
• Bo Jackson (born 1962), American former National Football League and Major League Baseball player
• Bo Lamar (born 1951), American former basketball player
• Bo Outlaw (born 1971), American former National Basketball Association player
• Bo Pelini (born 1967), American college football head coach
• Bo Robinson (born 1956), American retired National Football League player
• Bo Ryan (born 1947), American college basketball coach and former player
• Bo Schembechler (1929–2006), American football player, college head coach and administrator

See also

• Bosse (disambiguation)