Boston

Boston Meaning & Origin

About Boston
The name Boston is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "Botwulf" and "tun," meaning "Botwulf's settlement." It refers to a town or settlement that was founded or inhabited by someone named Botwulf. Boston is also the name of a city in Massachusetts, United States, which was named after the town in Lincolnshire, England.

🌍 Origin
πŸ“ Name Length
πŸ’¬ Number of Syllables
πŸ”  Starting Letter
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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Boston are male.

Boston Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -4.47% over the past year.

Pronunciation

πŸ“‡ Metaphone
PSTN
πŸ—½ NYSIIS
BA
πŸ”Š Soundex
B02305
🎡 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AA1 S T AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈbΙ”stΙ™n/
πŸ”Š Double Metaphone
('PSTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B235

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Boston in Braille

Here's how to represent Boston in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Boston in braille

How to Spell the Name Boston in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Boston using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Boston in sign language

Numerology