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Boden.

An English surname common in Shropshire and the West Midlands area of central England.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbəʊdən/UK/ˈboʊdən/General-American
  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.

Where this word comes from

* 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.

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