Boswell

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Boswell is derived from the Old English words "bot" meaning "dwelling place" and "swellan" meaning "to burn". It can also be interpreted to mean "well near a fort" or "fortified spring".
Popularity
The name Boswell is not a widely used name and is therefore quite rare.

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Boswell Name meanings & History

Boswell is derived from the Old English words "bot" meaning "dwelling place" and "swellan" meaning "to burn". It can also be interpreted to mean "well near a fort" or "fortified spring". Anglicized form of Boisil. Boswell is a name that can be used for both boys and men. It can be a first name or a last name.

Zodiac Sign of Boswell: Beauty Taurus,Brains Libra

Synonyms of Boswell:

B: Beauty,Bashful,Bountiful,Brains

O: Obstinate,Organized,Obsolete,Ostentatious,Obsessive

S: Sensuality,Solidity,Sex,Success,Security,Social Standing,Status

W: Wonderment,Wonderful,Wild,Wishful,Willful

E: Exaggerate,Environment,Enliven,Enlighten,Expressive,Entertain

L: Lover,Lovely,Legal,Lazy,Luscious,Languid,Liaison

Boswell is:

  • a Common name
  • a Refined name
  • a Rough name

2.) Boswell (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) boar enclosure by the stream.

Other Forms: Boswel, Bozwel, Bozwell


3.) Boswell (Female)

Usage: Last name as first name

Meanings: (Last name as first name) intellectual

Other Forms: Boz, Bozwell


4.) Boswell (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) well near woods; dignified

Other Forms: Bos, Bosswell, Boz, Bozwell


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