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Bosten
Pronounced BOS-tuhn /ˈbɒs.tən/Medium
Meaning: Bosten is a respelling of Boston, the name of the English town and the American city, used as a given name. The place name is usually explained as 'Botolph's stone' or town, after an Anglo-Saxon saint. As a first name it draws on the city's familiar, sturdy sound rather than a personal meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Bosten is a variant spelling of Boston, a place name used as a modern given name for boys. The city and its English namesake town take their name from Saint Botolph, giving the sense of 'Botolph's stone' or town. Used as a first name, Bosten belongs to the fashion for American place-names, and its meaning is that of the city rather than a traditional personal name.
Bosten was always rare, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak around 2008, appearing mainly in the twenty-first century. A boy named Bosten then is in his late teens today.
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What does the name Bosten mean?
It is a respelling of Boston, a place name traditionally meaning 'Botolph's stone' or town.
How do you pronounce Bosten?
It is said BOS-tuhn /ˈbɒs.tən/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Bosten a boy or girl name?
Bosten is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Bosten?
It has always been rare, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the late two-thousands.