Given name & surname
Boas
“swiftness”·“one who is swift”
Boas is a variant of Boaz. Interpretations include “swiftness” and “one who is swift” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Boas is a variant of Boaz. Interpretations include “swiftness” and “one who is swift” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Boas is a variant of Boaz. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Boas is a variant of Boaz. The history of Boaz gives this family its wider story. Boaz appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Explained through its name family
Boas’s family of names
Boas has a related form in Boaz. In German usage, Boas has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form BOOZ. In Greek usage, Boas as a surname is a transliteration of Μπόας.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Boas, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Boase
“swiftness” · “one who is swift”
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Bedad
“special” · “separation”
>99% boys
Balaam
“swallowing up the people” · “destroyer of people”
78% boys · 22% girls
Bildad
“beloved Lord” · “Bel has loved”
67% boys · 33% girls
Bilhan
“worn out” · “depleted”
>99% boys
Barni
Barni is a variant of Barney. In English use, Barney carries the interpretation “the son of the prophet; the son of encouragement.”
85% boys · 15% girls
Tòmas
“twin”
>99% boys
Bethuel
“virgin of God” · “house of God”
75% boys · 25% girls