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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Bohun m. A diminutive of any Slavic name beginning with Slavic bog, bóg, boh, boż 'rich; a god'.

Cf. Bogus.

Czech Republic
Latin
1349 Bohun (nom) chlumecky 115
1349 Bohunco (nom) chlumecky 118, Bohunconi (dat) ibid. 25; 1350 Bohunco (nom) ibid. 171, Bohunconi (dat) ibid. 160; 1351 Bohunco (nom) ibid. 15; 1353 Bohunco (nom) ibid. 63; 1355 Bohunconi (dat) ibid. 64, Buhunech (nom) ibid. 93; 1356 Bohunco (nom) ibid. 126, Bohunek (nom) ibid. 137; 1358 Bohunco (nom) ibid. 340, p. 35, Bohunconi (dat) ibid. 1358, p. 31, Bohunkoni (dat) ibid. 448, p. 38; 1360 Bohunconi (dat) ibid. 473, p. 40; 1372 Bohuncko (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 29
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Bohun". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Bohun.