Boden

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Boden

/ˈbəʊdən/ UK
/ˈboʊdən/ US

Sounds like Bowden, Bowdon · Rhymes with -əʊdən

Where it comes from

* 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.

proper noun

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

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name municipality in Germany

Deutsch	Boden

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"Boden." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boden. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Boden. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boden

Chicago

"Boden." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boden.

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@misc{boden_2026,
  title = {Boden},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boden},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}