Bodo Family History
Bodo Name Meaning
Hungarian (Bodó): from Bodó a derivative of the old Hungarian personal name Bod or of a Slavic name based on the element bud ‘to inspire’ (see Buda ). This surname is also found in Slovakia. Polish; Slovak (mainly Boďo): perhaps from a pet form of the Old Slavic personal name Ostrobod composed of the elements ostr (from the adjective ostrъ ‘sharp’) + bod (derivative of the verb bosti ‘to stab to prick’). As a Polish name it may alternatively be a surname of German origin (see 3 below). German: from the German personal name Bodo a derivative of Old Saxon bodo ‘messenger leader’. This surname is also found in France (Lorraine). Italian: from the personal name Bodo of ancient Germanic origin (see 3 above). French: variant of Bodeau . Altered form of French Thibodeau .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022