[name]Don[/name]'t laugh at me … it is inspired by Dukes of [name]Hazzard[/name]. I found out a few months ago that one of my favorite names is actually Scandinavian (even has a Name [name]Day[/name] in Norway; [name]October[/name] 5). I’m 1/8 Norwegian, and while it isn’t much, I’m proud to be Norwegian; I feel unique!
So … what do you think of the name [name]Bo[/name]?
Also, do you have a favorite Scandinavian name? Here’s a website if you want some ideas: Names - Nordic Names
I am 1/8 Norwegian too. My favorite Norwegian boys’ name is Amund. My favorite for a girl is Synneva. I am mostly familiar with the older (ancestral) names and had not heard of [name]Bo[/name].
That’s really cool! I’ve never met anyone else with Norwegian ancestry!
I just read today that more commonly, in Denmark, it is spelled [name]Beau[/name] … I personally don’t like the spelling because it reminds me of French. I don’t think [name]Bo[/name] is a popular name, but it has a Name [name]Day[/name], which I thought was pretty cool. 
[name]How[/name] do you pronounce Synneva? It looks very pretty! <3
I believe it is pronounced Sun-EE-vuh, but I’m not 100% certain.
What is the other 7/8ths of your ancestry? (My background is 7/8 German.)
I am a big fan of Scandinavian names having looked in to them with good friend of mine who is of Scandinavian extraction. Here are some gems that we came unearthed:
[name]Lars[/name]
[name]Eero[/name]
[name]Taavi[/name]
Vello
[name]Teodor[/name]
[name]Nils[/name]
[name]Leif[/name]
[name]Hans[/name]
[name]Per[/name] (short for [name]Pedr[/name])
I think there are lots of great options to look into if you are concerned about the potential [name]Bo[/name]/[name]Beau[/name] confusion. I have tried to provide names that are obviously Scandinavian, won’t be confused as another culture and are still quite epwearable in an anglophone setting. I included [name]Per[/name] because my father is called [name]Peter[/name] and I wondered what the Scandinavian equivalent would be. You could do the same with your family and see what comes up.
I’m looking forward to hearing what you think.
I know a Norwegian family, they were once Our neighbours until they moved back to Norway.
The daughters have fairly international names: [name]Denise[/name] and [name]Danielle[/name].
I got a gold fish around the same time that they moved so I named my fish after the mother, Norweigan name, I’m led to understand :
[name]Anne[/name]-Lykke (pronounced [name]Ann[/name]-uh-lee-kuh)
[name]Bo[/name] is nice, and unique! My husband is Norwegian descent and we are tossing around names for this baby (our 2nd and last child, a boy). We named the first after my husband’s grandpa who was very special to him ([name]Earle[/name] [name]Quentin[/name] so we flipped his name to [name]Quentin[/name] [name]Earle[/name]). We have a book that his grandpa made of all the family tree lines all the way back to the 1800s and the family in Norway. The first of his ancestors to come to the U.S. was Syver - which is a great name, I’m just not sure I like the spelling - will he spend his whole life pronouncing it/spelling it for people?
That’s a pretty pronunciation! <3 My other 7/8ths are scattered … lots of Scottish, some Irish, and British.
Lars, Hans, and Leif are amazing <3 I don’t know if I would ever use Norwegian names for the sake of my heritage … I just really like Bo, and it happens to be Scandinavian
I noticed Diana and Athena on the website I found as well! I don’t remember about Diana, but Athena definitely did not have a Name Day. I understand not everyone is going to use names originating from their country, so that totally makes sense that they would use Danielle and Denise. Anne-Lykke is pretty by the way. <3
Syver is definitely unique I think it goes well with Quentin! <3 The pronouncing/spelling may be an issue, but I think in this day and age, that happens with a lot of names now. My name (Kaitlyn) has 20 different spellings!
[name]Rune[/name] or [name]Magnus[/name] for a boy
and
[name]Signe[/name] or Svea for a girl.
[name]Rune[/name] & Svea are adorable! <3
I really love those names <3 Thora especially 
Also, side note … I saw Bo on the Nameberry home page, under “Today’s Most Popular Names”! It’s not there now, but I thought it was cool that when I first got on it was
[name]Love[/name] [name]Aksel[/name] and [name]Soren[/name] for a boy. For a girl [name]Annika[/name] and [name]Signe[/name]
[name]Bo[/name] is OK for a nn, but way too short for the main given name.