boden
/ˈboʊdən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
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An English surname common in Shropshire and the West Midlands area of central England.
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A town and municipality in Norrbotten County, northern Sweden.
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A municipality in Westerwaldkreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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An unincorporated community in Preemption Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States, named after William E. Boden.
Etymology
* 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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈboʊdən/
- British English: /ˈbəʊdən/