Throughout the world, Boer (Boer 
, 波尔 
, Бур 
, and others...) is a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name Boer is habitual in Romania, where it is a rare unisex name, Hungary, where it is a rare male name, and Netherlands, where it is a very rare masculine name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in China, Indonesia, and Romania. Much more prevalently, Boer is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Boer | Germany, Indonesia, South Africa, Brazil, Netherlands |
| 波尔 | China |
| Бур | Kazakhstan, Armenia, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine |
| بوير | Algeria, Iran |
| Боер | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia |
| בור | Israel |
Boer is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Boer Snor , character in Jommeke; Magnetic Kid , the DC Comics character and Pol De Tremmerie , the fictional character from F.C. De Kampioenen.
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antal boer politician (1802-1892), RO (b. 1802) |
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| bokke bokma de boer politician, NL (b. 1813) |
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| arend boer NL (b. 1880) |
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| lolle piers de boer NL (b. 1881) |
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toon den boer Dutch association football player, NL (b. 1943) |
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| hinke de boer Dutch Righteous Among the Nations, NL (b. 1899) |
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goos de boer journalist from the Netherlands, NL (b. 1959) |
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maze de boer Dutch visual artist, NL (b. 1976) |
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| hessel de boer NL (b. 1921) |
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| menko jan de boer researcher, NL (b. 1951) |
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| trees de boer Dutch painter, NL (b. 1953) |
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| ber den boer chess player (b. 1971) |
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| moreno boer Italian weightlifter, IT (b. 1977) |
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| walther boer researcher |
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| lennert d. den boer researcher, ORCID id # 0000-0001-8030-7982 |
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