Boge

See also: boge and böge

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Boge, a topographic or habitational surname from Old Norse bugr (hook; bay, inlet).

Proper noun

Boge (plural Boges)

  1. A surname from Norwegian.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Boge is the 40016th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 548 individuals. Boge is most common among White (93.43%) individuals.

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German boge, from Old High German bogo, from Proto-West Germanic *bogō, from Proto-Germanic *bugô. Compare German Bogen, Dutch boog, English bow, Danish bue, Norwegian boge.

Noun

Boge m (plural Boge)

  1. bow
  2. sheet of paper
  3. arc, arch
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