Save Type Surname (from given name & from occupation) Usage Swedish, Old Swedish, Danish Pronounced Pron. BON-deh [key] Meaning & History From Old Norse bóndi "farmer". Used as both a last name and a (rare) given name in Sweden (see Bonde for the given name and Bondesson as an example of a patronymic derived from this name). It is also the name of an old aristocratic family in Sweden.
Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Norwegian (Rare) Meaning & History From a farm named Bonde, named with Old Norse bóndi "farmer" and vin "meadow".