Boaz
Boaz is a boy name of Hebrew origin, meaning Swiftness and strength.
What Boaz means
Swiftness and strength.
Boaz is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Boaz comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Boaz is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Boaz?
Boaz does not currently chart in the top 100 boy names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Boaz
Two ideas meet in Boaz: scripture and strength. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Boaz
These share Boaz's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Elijah — Yahweh is my God.
- Ethan — Strong, firm, enduring.
- Gabriel — God is my strength.
- Eitan — Strong and enduring.
- Ezekiel — God strengthens.
- Michael — Who is like God?
- Peter — Rock; stone.
- Benjamin — Son of the right hand.
- Asher — Happy, blessed, fortunate.
- Caleb — Whole-hearted; faithful.
- Daniel — God is my judge.
- David — Beloved.