Bo is a mainly Swedish/Danish masculine given name, derived from the Old Norse verb búa ("to reside"). A variant of Bo is the Swedish Bosse. Bo is uncommon as a surname. Bo is also short for names including Beaufort, Beauregard, Bonita, or Bonnie; it is also a less common shortening of the name Robert, which is usually shortened to Bob. It can also be a shortening of the name James, which is usually shortened to Jimmy, Jim, or Jimbo.
Notable people
Given name
Bo Anderson, birth name of American Brazilian DJ and producer Maga Bo
Bo Bergman (1869–1967), Swedish poet
Bo van Leijden (born 1997), Dutch Scharrel
Bo Bichette (born 1998), Major League Baseball player
Bo Boustedt (1868–1939), Swedish Army lieutenant general
Bo Bowling (born 1987), American football player
Bo Carpelan (1926–2011), Finnish poet and author
Bo Danske, 13th-century Danish philosopher
Bo Ehnbom (1899–1985), Swedish military engineer
Bo Ericson (athlete) (1919–1970), Swedish hammer thrower
Bo Goldman (born 1932), American writer, Broadway playwright, and screenwriter
Bo Hamburger (born 1970), Danish former cyclist
Bo Hansson (1943–2010), Swedish musician
Bo Holmberg (1942–2010), Swedish politician
Bo Horvat (1995), Current Captain of the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League Bo Johansson (born 1942), Swedish former football player and current football coach Bo Larsson (born 1944), former Swedish football midfielder/striker Bo Ljungberg (1911–1984), Swedish pole vaulter Bo Melton (born 1999), American football player Bo Levi Mitchell (born 1990), Canadian football quarterback Bo Mossberg, Swedish author and illustrator of Den nya nordiska floran Bo Nix (born 2000), American football quarterback Bo Persson (table tennis), former Swedish table tennis player Bo Petersson, (born 1946), Swedish football manager and former football player Bo Randall, (1909 – 1989), American knifemaker Bo Johan Renck, (born 1966), Swedish director of music videos, TV and film Bo Rybeck (1935–2019), Swedish physician Bo Scarbrough (born 1996), American football player Bo Svenson (born 1941), Swedish-born American actor Bo Svensson (born 1979), Danish football player Bo Toresson (born 1939), Swedish politician Bo Varenius (1918–1996), Swedish major general Bo Vestergaard (born 1965), Danish lightweight rower Bo Widerberg (1930–1997), Swedish film director