Comments for the name Boaz

My name. It means 'swiftness'. A famous bearer was in the Book of Ruth. Boaz was the first Jew to marry outside the faith.

Boaz was NOT the first to marry outside the faith. Ruth had married Naomi's son, who was a Jew, BEFORE she married Boaz. That, and she had already adopted the Jewish faith herself long before she met Boaz.

What concerns the name Boaz it literally means "in Him is strength (might, courage)".

Except for being Ruth's husband, the name Boaz is also the south (left) pillar for Solomon's temple in I Kings 7.

This would be a difficult name to live up to! In the Bible, Boaz is the perfect husband and gentleman.

My son is called Boaz and we often shorten it to Bo. He has a very gentle nature like his Biblical namesake. It is not a common name in the UK but I'm told it is very common in Israel.

The more I look at this name, the more I like it. It sounds cool, has the very workable nickname "Bo," and the Boaz from the Bible was respectable and worth honoring. He was an ancestor of Christ, too. I'm definitely adding this to my list of boy names.

It's quite an interesting name, I'm starting to like it more and more. And though it has a strong Biblical association, it's not like you're naming your child Delilah.

Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible names gives the meaning of Boaz as "in strength."

Boaz, Obed and Ruth are mentioned in the lineage of Jesus in Matthew 1:5. (The King James version of Matthew 1:5 spells Boaz as "Booz."

The Greek form of Boaz is as follows:
βοοζ

Boaz Priestly, played by Jensen Ackles, is the name of one of the main characters in the film "Ten Inch Hero".