Bue as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bue

What is the meaning of the name Bue ?

The baby name Bue is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈbuːə/ (approx. "BOO-eh").

Bue is Norse, Scandinavian in Origin.

Bue is a Scandinavian masculine name rooted in Old Norse Búi, derived from bú “homestead, household,” with the sense “dweller,” “settler,” or “farmer.” It survives as Danish and Norwegian Bue (pronounced roughly BOO-eh), while the Icelandic and Faroese form retains the acute as Búi; Anglicized Bui also appears. A closely related short form is Bo, sharing the same Germanic root.

The name is attested in Viking Age literature - most famously Búi digri (“Búi the Stout”) of the Jómsvíkinga saga - and occurs in medieval Denmark and Norway. After falling out of common use, Bue re-emerged in Denmark in the late 20th century, favored for its brief, distinctive profile; it remains rare across Scandinavia. In modern Danish and Norwegian, bue also means “bow/arch,” giving the name appealing martial or architectural overtones, though this meaning is a later folk association rather than its etymological source.