Boden

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UK/ˈbəʊdən/US/ˈboʊdən/

proper noun

An English surname common in Shropshire and the West Midlands area of central England.

OriginOld Saxon bodo →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An English surname common in Shropshire and the West Midlands area of central England.
  2. A town and municipality in Norrbotten County, northern Sweden.
  3. A municipality in Westerwaldkreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
  4. An unincorporated community in Preemption Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States, named after William E. Boden.

Origin

  1. Old Saxonbodo
  2. EnglishBoden

* As a north/Low German surname, derived from the personal name Bode, from the noun meaning "messenger" (Old Saxon bodo). * As a German surname, from the noun Boden (“bottom”). Compare Bottom. * As a Swedish surname, from the noun bod (“small hut”). Compare Bodin. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Buadáin (“descendant of Buadán”), see Bowden. * As an English surname, variant of Bawden.

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Translations

German Boden
  • Bodenmunicipality in Germany
Swedish Boden
  • Bodentown and municipality in Sweden

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Boden

SnowdonSnowdenlodenwoaden
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Sounds the same

BowdenBowdon

Anagrams

bonedBonde
Cite this entry
APA

Boden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boden

MLA

“Boden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boden. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Boden,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boden.

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