Boise

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • river Idaho (state) ; flowing 102 miles from the confluence of the North and Middle forks in the Sawtooth Range into the Snake near Parma.
  • The capital and largest city of Idaho (state), USA (country), and the county seat of Ada (county) County; probably named for the river.
  • ghost town Texas (state).
  • , a variant of Boyce.
  • neighborhood city, Portland Oregon (state) ; named for American judge {{w Reuben P. Boise}}.

Origin

  • From French la rivière boisée ("the wooded river").

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