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Updated January 30, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Serbian and Croatian (Boško) : from the personal name Boško, a derivative of Božko, pet form of Božo or any of various other personal names composed with bog ‘God’ (e.g. Božidar ‘gift of God’).
  • Shortened form of Bošković (see Boskovich).
  • Polish : nickname from a derivative of bosy ‘bare-footed’.

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