Bohr

See also: bohr

English

Etymology

German: from a short form of a personal name of Slavic origin (Boris), or from a reduced form of the medieval personal name Liborius, patron saint of the city of Paderborn.

Danish and Swedish: from German Baar, Bahr, recorded in Denmark since the 18th century.^[1]

Proper noun

Bohr (plural Bohrs)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• bohrate
• Bohr atom
• bohriate
• bohrium
• Bohr model
• Bohr theory
• nielsbohrium
• Rutherford-Bohr model

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bohr is the 16228^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1779 individuals. Bohr is most common among White (94.83%) individuals.

References

1. Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bohr”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 185:

   1. German: from a short form of a personal name of Slavic origin (see Boris), or from a reduced form of the medieval personal name Liborius, patron saint of the city of Paderborn. 2. Danish and Swedish: from German Baar, Bahr (see Beer), recorded in Denmark since the 18th century.

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Anagrams

• rhob