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Name «Bovtun»

Bovtun

Dictionary meaning

The name "Bovtun" is an ancient Slavic male family name of nickname type. It was first recorded in writing in 1213 among the serfs of the Krasna castle located in the medieval village of Ban in the Szabolcs county (northeastern Hungary). Specifically, it is mentioned in the records under the names Redea (!) and Sole t B o u t u n.Likely, the meaning of this name is connected with the Slavic lexeme "baltun" or "bovtun," which means 'talker' or 'chatterbox.' In the Ukrainian language, there exists the term "rozbovtok," which refers to 'a broken, spoiled sitting egg' (Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volume I, page 207).

English transliteration

Bovtun

Gender

Male

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