Boonmee

Meaning

rich in merit (boon = merit + mee = to have); carried worldwide by the Palme d'Or film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

Popularity, 1890–2024

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Boonmee has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

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