Given name

Búi

“dweller”

Búi is a masculine given name from Old Norse, meaning “dweller.” It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Búi means “dweller.”

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Where it comes from

Búi comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Búi.

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Old Norse

Buckby

“settlement”

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Old Norse

Burby

Burby is a surname, probably from Old Norse.

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Bushby

“bush, shrub”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Beeby

“bee”

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Old Norse

Barði

“beard”

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Old Norse

Busk

“bush”

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Old Norse

Bagby

“farmstead”

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Old Norse

Bigby

“settlement, town”

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Sibling ideas

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