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Boje

A given name in Swedish and Danish

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No sourced pronunciation yet

Origin: Not established
2 language contexts: Swedish Danish
Follow the evidence: 6 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Boje

Boje is a masculine given name documented in Swedish and Danish. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.

Etymology in the sources

Source-reported

From Old Frisian Bōjo, shortened from compound given names with an obscure first element, variously interpreted as "ruler", "dweller", or "boy"; possibly the same as in Old English Beowulf.

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

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Documented as a given name in Swedish.

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

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06 / Behind the facts

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q110778187CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Boje

Boje is a masculine given name documented in Swedish and Danish. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.

Etymology in the sources

Source-reported

From Old Frisian Bōjo, shortened from compound given names with an obscure first element, variously interpreted as "ruler", "dweller", or "boy"; possibly the same as in Old English Beowulf.

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Boje is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

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0 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Sweden

Language records

Documented as a given name in Swedish.

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3 of 3 countries

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6

Wikidata Q110778187CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: BojeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Boje

About Boje

Etymology in the sources

Where Boje is used

Across borders

Sweden

Popularity over time

History

Boie

Boye

Bøje

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

Boje

About Boje

Etymology in the sources

Where Boje is used

Across borders

Sweden

Popularity over time

History

Boie

Boye

Bøje

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Boje

Etymology in the sources

Where Boje is used

Across borders

Sweden

Popularity over time

History

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Boie

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Bøje

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Boje

Etymology in the sources

Where Boje is used

Across borders

Sweden

Popularity over time

History

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Boie

Boye

Bøje

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page