Boey as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Boey

What is the meaning of the name Boey ?

The baby name Boey is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BOH-ee (/ˈboʊ.i/) or BOY (/bɔɪ/).

Boey is Dutch, Norse, Norwegian, Scandinavian in Origin.

Boey is a modern, unisex given name with several etymological paths. In the British Isles it aligns with Bowie, a Scottish surname rooted in Gaelic buidhe, “yellow, fair‑haired.” It can also be a playful -ey extension of Bo, the Scandinavian name from Old Norse búi, “resident; farmer.” As a surname, Boey appears in the Low Countries (related to forms like Booij/Boeije) and in Southeast Asian Chinese communities via Hokkien/Teochew romanization; in the latter case, meanings vary by underlying Chinese character.

As a given name, Boey has seen limited but growing use in the 21st century across English‑speaking countries, propelled by the appeal of brisk, two‑syllable -ey endings and by the broader trend of surname‑style first names. It reads contemporary and gender‑neutral. Close variants and cognates include Bowie, Bowey, Boe, Bowe, and Bo, with Bo a natural nickname. Common pronunciations: BOH‑ee or BOH‑ay.