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44 famous people named Boo found on Wikipedia.
Boo is a given name, nickname and surname.
Early 15c., boh, "A combination of consonant and vowel especially fitted to produce a loud and startling sound" [OED, which compares Latin boare, Greek boaein "to cry aloud, roar, shout"]; as an expression of disapproval, 1884 (n.); hence, the verb meaning "shower (someone) with boos" (1885). Booing was common late 19c. among London theater audiences and at British political events; in Italy, Parma opera-goers were notorious boo-birds. But the custom seems to have been little-known in America before c. 1910. To say boo "open one's mouth, speak," originally was to say boo to a goose. To be able to say Bo! to a goose is to be not quite destitute of courage, to have an inkling of spirit, and was probably in the first instance used of children. A little boy who comes across some geese suddenly will find himself hissed at immediately, and a great demonstration of defiance made by them, but if he can pluck up heart to cry 'bo!' loudly and advance upon them, they will retire defeated. The word 'bo' is clearly selected for the sake of the explosiveness of its first letter and the openness and loudness of its vowel. [Walter W. Skeat, "Cry Bo to a Goose," "Notes and Queries," 4th series, vi, Sept. 10, 1870]
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Majin Boo | Fictional character | |
2 | Gangsta Boo | 1979 | Rapper |
3 | Boo Weekley | 1973 | Professional golfer |
4 | Betty Boo | 1970 | British singer |
5 | Katherine Boo | 1964 | American journalist |
6 | Boo Williams | 1979 | American football player |
7 | Boo Hewerdine | 1961 | English singer/songwriter |
8 | Boo Junfeng | 1983 | Filmmaker |
9 | Prince Lee Boo | Prince from Palau | |
10 | Boo Boo Davis | 1943 | American blues musician |
11 | Boo Harvey | 1966 | American collegiate basketball player at St. John's University from 1988-1990 |
12 | Boo Ellis | 1936 | American professional basketball player for the Minneapolis Lakers |
13 | Boo Jackson | 1981 | |
14 | Boo Ahl | 1969 | Swedish ice hockey goaltender |
15 | Boo Morcom | 1921 | American pole vaulter |
16 | Boo Cook | 1972 | British comic artist |
17 | Jim Boo | 1954 | American ice hockey player |
18 | Boo McLee | 1983 | American football player |
19 | Boo Saville | 1980 | British artist |
20 | Boo Cheng Hau | 1964 | Malaysian politician |
21 | Bertil Boo | 1914 | Swedish singer |
22 | Boo Kullberg | 1889 | Gymnast |
23 | Ben Boo | 1925 | American politician |
24 | Boo Robinson | 1987 | American football defensive tackle |
25 | Jai Boo | Rapper | |
26 | Xosé Bar Boo | 1922 | Spanish architect and teacher |
27 | Boo Trundle | American singer-songwriter | |
28 | Bu Young-Tae | 1985 | South Korean footballer |
29 | Boo Ji-young | 1971 | South Korean director and scriptwriter |
30 | Sigrid Boo | 1898 | Norwegian writer |
31 | Karl Boo | 1918 | Swedish politician |
32 | Boo Soon-hee | 1967 | South Korean sport shooter |
33 | King Boo | ||
34 | Boo Thorin | 1937 | Swedish journalist |
35 | Kurt Boo | Swedish canoeist | |
36 | Boo Cassel | 1949 | Swedish translator |
37 | Arie de Boo | 1936 | Dutch politician (1936-1987) |
38 | María del Carmen Ferreira Boo | 1973 | |
39 | Charles Ernest baron de Bagge | 1722 | |
40 | Big Boo | ||
41 | Boo Malmborg | 1905 | |
42 | Ignacio Boo | 1725 | |
43 | Fritiof Boo | 1908 | Swedish politician |
44 | Boo Johansson | 1952 |