Bø

Appendix:Variations of "bo" Norwegian Bokmål no:Bø,Bø (Nordland),Bø (Telemark),Bø (Drangedal) thumb|The Nykan mountains in Bø Municipality, Nordland. thumb|Bø railway station in Bø, Telemark. Alternative forms nb Bøe alternative surname spelling Etymology nb ine-pro *bʰuH- As a place name, from the common noun nb bø farm; enclosed farmland, infield, inherited from nb non bǿr farm, farmstead. The Old Norse noun is from the root of non búa to dwell, reside, from nb gem-pro *būaną to dwell, reside, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root ine-pro *bʰuH- to be, grow. The name is widespread in Norway, especially as a farm name. The surname is habitational, from one of the many Norwegian farms named nb Bø. Pronunciation nb /bøː/ [bøː] nb øː 1 nb bø Bøe nb Bø Proper noun nb proper noun nb municipality co/Nordland c/Norway, in Vesterålen, with Straume as its administrative centre nb village co/Nordland c/Norway, in the municipality of the same name nb village/and/administrative centre mun/Midt-Telemark co/Telemark c/Norway, commonly called nb Bø i Telemark nb former municipality co/Telemark c/Norway, merged with nb Sauherad in 2020 to form nb Midt-Telemark nb hamlet mun/Drangedal co/Telemark c/Norway, in Tørdal and serving as its local centre nb farm mun/Lom co/Innlandet c/Norway, in lower Bøverdalen nb farm mun/Karmøy co/Rogaland c/Norway nb farm mun/Tjeldsund co/Troms c/Norway nb farm mun/Randaberg co/Rogaland c/Norway nb farm mun/Hå co/Rogaland c/Norway nb place names a habitational surname from one of the many Norwegian farms and places named Bø Usage notes As a surname, nb Bøe is a traditional alternative spelling. Its final ⟨e⟩ is silent and reflects an older Danish spelling convention in which a following ⟨e⟩ could indicate that the preceding vowel was long. Statistics According to Statistics Norway, nb Bø was borne as a surname by 2,457 people in Norway as of 31 December 2025.Statistics Norway, table 12891, Etternavn, data for 31 December 2025. References bø “Bø – kommune i Nordland”, Store norske leksikon, updated 4 March 2026. “Bø – tettstad i Midt-Telemark”, Store norske leksikon. Språkrådet, “Hvorfor er det stum e i mange norske etternavn?”, updated 1 January 2024. Anagrams nb bø bø Norwegian Nynorsk nn:Bø kommune i Nordland nn:Bø kommune i Telemark Etymology From nn non bœr farm. Proper noun nn proper noun nn municipality co/Nordland c/Norway nn former municipality co/Telemark c/Norway, since 2020 is part of Midt-Telemark municipality. name of many villages and towns in Norway nn Towns in Norway