Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage French Pronounced Pron. /bu.vje/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "cowherd" in French, from Latin boviarus, a derivative of bos "cow". Related NamesDetails RootbosOther Languages & CulturesBover(Catalan) Boerio, Bove, Boveri(Italian) Boyer(Occitan) Categories agriculture, animals, isograms, Kennedy family, P-Funk members, Simpsons characters