Boon

Boon

Boon is an archaic English word meaning a prayer or a request, most commonly preserved in the phrase "to grant a boon". Boon is also a common Chinese name derived from the Chinese Character 'Wen', meaning honest and kind. It is a name most commonly found in Hokkien Families, and Chinese from South China."Boon" may refer to:

Places:
* Boon Township, Warrick County, Indiana
* Boon Township, Michigan
* Boon Lake Township, Minnesota

People:
*Clint Boon, musician and member of indie rock group the Inspiral Carpets
*D. Boon, guitarist and lead singer of the punk rock group The Minutemen
*Dany Boon, French comedian
*David Boon, Tasmanian cricketer
*Ed Boon, co-creator of "Mortal Kombat"
*Jaak Boon, Belgian television writer
*Louis Paul Boon, Flemish novelist
*Ronnie Boon, Welsh international rugby player
*Boon Gould, Lead guitarist of Level 42

Boon may also refer to:
*Boon language, a nearly extinct East Cushitic language
*Boon (TV series), a British television series starring Michael Elphick
*Boon (brewery), a Belgian brewery
*Marukibi Boon, an Osamu Tezuka stock character.
*Boon (fashion magazine), a Japanese fashion magazine
*Boon, a character in "Black Water", the fifth book in "The Pendragon Adventure" series by D. J. MacHale

See also

*Boone


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  • Boon — (b[=oo]n), n. [OE. bone, boin, a petition, fr. Icel. b[=o]n; akin to Sw. & Dan. b[aum]n, AS. b[=e]n, and perh. to E. ban; but influenced by F. bon good, fr. L. bonus. [root]86. See 2d {Ban}, {Bounty}.] 1. A prayer or petition. [Obs.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Boon — Boon, n. [Scot. boon, bune, been, Gael. & Ir. bunach coarse tow, fr. bun root, stubble.] The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Boon — Boon,   Louis Paul Albert, flämischer Schriftsteller, * Aalst 15. 3. 1912, ✝ Erembodegem (bei Aalst) 10. 5. 1979; war Arbeiter und Redakteur. Themen seiner Romane und Erzählungen sind: das Arbeiterleben, allgemeiner das Individuum auf der Suche… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • boon — [bu:n] n [C usually singular] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: prayer, request ] something that is very useful and makes your life a lot easier or better ▪ The bus service is a real boon to people in the village …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • boon — boon1 [bo͞on] n. [ME bone < ON bon, a petition, prayer < IE base * bha , to speak (see FAME); meaning prob. infl. by BOON2] 1. Archaic a request or the favor requested 2. welcome benefit; blessing boon2 [bo͞on] adj. [ …   English World dictionary

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