Given name & surname
Bodo
“sharp”·“messenger”
Bodo is a surname with more than one origin. It is used in English and German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a Polish and Slovak surname Boďo, it goes back to a word meaning “sharp.” As a German surname, it goes back to a word meaning “messenger.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Germanic.
Bodo’s family of names
In German usage, Bodo has a short form in BOY. In German usage, Bodo has a related form in BOTHO. In German usage, Bodo has a related form in BOTHO.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bodo
- Bodo IllgnerGerman footballerborn 1967
- Bodo RamelowGerman politicianborn 1956
- Bodo RudwaleitEast German footballerborn 1957
- Bodo TümmlerGerman middle distance runnerborn 1943
- Bodo BittnerWest German bobsledder (1940–2012)
- Bodo KirchhoffGerman writerborn 1948
- Bodo HombachGerman politicianborn 1952
- Bodo KoxPolish actor and film directorborn 1977
- Bodo UhseGerman politician and writer (1904-1963)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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