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Name Element

Contents 1 Origin and Meaning 1.1 Old Norse 1.2 Gothic 1.3 Old Frisian 1.4 Old High German 1.5 Old Saxon 1.6 Old English 2 Related Names 3 Combinations 4 First Element Forms 5 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

See also BOD and BÖÐ - these name elements are often very difficult to tell apart.

Old Norse

bōt = 'bettering, remedy, compensation' ^[1]
bōt = 'bettering, help, repentance' ^[2]
bot = 'bettering, remedy' ^[3]
bót = 'bettering, help' ^[4]

Gothic

bōta = 'bettering, help, repentance' ^[2]

Old Frisian

bōte = 'bettering, help, repentance' ^[2]

Old High German

buoʐ = 'bettering, help, repentance' ^[2]
buoʐa = 'bettering, help, repentance' ^[2]

Old Saxon

bōt = 'bettering, help, repentance' ^[2]
bōta = 'bettering, help, repentance' ^[2]

Old English

bōt = 'bettering, help, repentance' ^[2]

Related Names

See Bót

Combinations

Name Element	Example
BJÖRN	see Bótbiǫrn
EY	see Bótey
FRID	see Bótfreðr
FRÍÐ	see Bótfríðr
FUSS	see Bótfúss
GEIR	see BótgæiRR
HEID	see Bótheiðr
HILD	see Bóthildr
HVAT	see Bóthvatr
MUND	see Bótmundr
REIF	see BótræifR
ULF	see BótulfR
VI	see Bótví
VID	see Bótviðr

First Element Forms

Bo- Bó- Bod- Bot- Bót- Buohtt- But- Butt- Båt-

References

1. ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002)
2. ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
3. ↑ Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
4. ↑ Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)