Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Korean
Scripts 보배(Korean Hangul) 寳培, 寳䔒, 甫培, 㻉培, 甫拜, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Other Forms FormsBobae
Meaning & History
From Korean 보배 (bobae) meaning "treasure," shifted from Middle Korean 보ㅂᆡ (popoy), from Sino-Korean 寶貝. Other hanja used for this naem include 寶 (bo) meaning "treasure," 甫 (bo) meaning "big; beginning," 㻉 (bo) meaning "jade," 培 (bae) meaning "culture, cultivation; education," 䔒 (bae) meaning "bud" and 拜 (bae) meaning "prostration; bending, stooping."