Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : Swift, strong

Boy name variations

Boaz
Booz
Bos
Boz

Family name origins & meanings

  • Jewish, English, and Scottish : from the Biblical personal name Boas or Boaz. In 18th-century Britain this surname was found as far apart as St. Ives in Cornwall and Dundee in Scotland.

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