Given name & surname · also Germanic
Boye
Boye is a masculine given name. It is used in Danish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Germanic and Dutch naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
Boye’s family of names
Boye shares a linguistic root with Boje. In Danish usage, Boye has a related form in Boje.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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