Bohumil

Meaning & origin

Bohumil is a boy's name of Czech origin, traditionally used in Christian families. The name means "Beloved of God — from Slavic bohu (God) + mil (dear), the Czech parallel of Greek Theophilus and Latin Amadeus, all meaning lover of God. Czech tradition pairs the masculine Bohumil with the feminine Bohumila. A devout Slavic name expressing the bond of affection between a person and the divine." and belongs to the Love cluster — names for children loved deeply before they arrive.

Common among Czech, Slovak families, Bohumil carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Bohumil

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Bohumil resonates in either tradition.

How Bohumil sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Bohumil breaks down into 7 phonemes: /B-OW-HH-UH-M-IH-L/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Bohumil — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

The six signals, applied to Bohumil

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Bohumil maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.