<![CDATA[Message Boards - Boba Fett Fan Club — Does the name "Boba" mean anything?]]> 2010-05-07T12:55:13Z PunBB http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/topic/3144/does-the-name-boba-mean-anything/ <![CDATA[Re: Does the name "Boba" mean anything?]]> It's a good thing you did. It gave me a good laugh for the day, Mel.

]]> http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/user/563/ 2010-05-07T12:55:13Z http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/post/94367/#p94367 <![CDATA[Re: Does the name "Boba" mean anything?]]> I have such a warped sense of humour, I think it should mean "prepare to wet your pants" sorry I just had to say it tongue

]]> http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/user/5/ 2010-04-05T11:49:22Z http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/post/94233/#p94233 <![CDATA[Re: Does the name "Boba" mean anything?]]> Fett_II wrote:

Boba (pronounced "Vova") is a Russian boy's name.

Everything means something in someone's language.

]]> http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/user/563/ 2010-03-23T23:38:46Z http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/post/94133/#p94133 <![CDATA[Re: Does the name "Boba" mean anything?]]> Boba (pronounced "Vova") is a Russian boy's name.

]]> http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/user/791/ 2010-03-21T03:15:58Z http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/post/94105/#p94105 <![CDATA[Re: Does the name "Boba" mean anything?]]> To "Fetter" also means to shackle/imprison

]]> http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/user/34/ 2010-03-20T07:05:32Z http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/post/94088/#p94088 <![CDATA[Re: Does the name "Boba" mean anything?]]> Boba Fett = One awesome dude

]]> http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/user/1045/ 2010-03-20T01:58:04Z http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/post/94078/#p94078 <![CDATA[Re: Does the name "Boba" mean anything?]]> Boba I think did stand for justice. Which is why i wonder why he did not wear black Armor. Stands for Justice.  But I guess the Green fits with the job he does. The Duty of it all.

]]> http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/user/2634/ 2010-02-25T07:58:57Z http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/post/93824/#p93824 <![CDATA[Re: Does the name "Boba" mean anything?]]> And of course there's Fettuccine. wink

]]> http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/user/11/ 2008-11-23T20:27:42Z http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/post/85140/#p85140 <![CDATA[Re: Does the name "Boba" mean anything?]]> MossNoth wrote:

"Boba" in Asiatic culture refers to a tapioca pearl, usually found in a type of milky tea drink that originated in Taiwan (the original Taiwanese slang for "boba" referred to large breasts, so in Taiwan the drink is referred to as "zen zu" instead). I doubt that it has anything to do with Boba Fett, though. tongue

So Boba are the tapioca pearls in Bubble Tea?  That's pretty cool.  Bubble Tea seems to be the 'fad' drink at school.  It's an acquired taste but I enjoy it.

]]> http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/user/537/ 2008-11-23T19:52:14Z http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/post/85138/#p85138 <![CDATA[Re: Does the name "Boba" mean anything?]]> "Boba" in Asiatic culture refers to a tapioca pearl, usually found in a type of milky tea drink that originated in Taiwan (the original Taiwanese slang for "boba" referred to large breasts, so in Taiwan the drink is referred to as "zen zu" instead). I doubt that it has anything to do with Boba Fett, though. tongue

It's also the name of a city in Hungary. I don't know what the Hungarian translation would be, since it's likely from the old language.

And like the others said, "boba" means "silly/stupid/dumb/idiot" in Spanish and Portuguese. It has the same meaning and use as the French word "bête".

]]> http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/user/2117/ 2008-11-23T10:45:41Z http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/post/85132/#p85132 <![CDATA[Re: Does the name "Boba" mean anything?]]> Also Fett could be short for fetter, which means a cage or restrainer.

]]> http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/user/11/ 2008-11-23T00:32:29Z http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/post/85117/#p85117 <![CDATA[Re: Does the name "Boba" mean anything?]]> Mandalore Hunter wrote:
BFFC Admin wrote:

From Langensceidts German-English Dictionary (1970)
fett - [fet] 1. adj. fat; fleshy; voice; oily; land, etc.: rich; 2. fat; grease; drunk typ. m bold type; fleck m grease-spot;~ig adj. hair, skin, etc.: greasy, oily; fingers, etc.: greasy; substance: fatty.

In German, fett spelled with a lower-case "f" means fat.

Yup. What I said. wink

Also, in Portuguese, "Boba" means "silly."

None of these may be relevant or considered when the name Boba Fett was chosen.

As some of you know, Harrison "Han Solo" Ford's semi-mysterious character in George Lucas' 1973 (pre-Star Wars) film, American Graffiti, was "Officer Bob A. Falfa." Some quotes:
http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0011509/quotes

]]> http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/user/2/ 2008-11-22T05:32:20Z http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/post/85101/#p85101 <![CDATA[Re: Does the name "Boba" mean anything?]]> BFFC Admin wrote:

From http://bobafett.com/manual/faq/:

Does the name "Boba Fett" mean anything in another language?

Spanish

From Babel Fish
boba - foolish, stupid

German

From German Slang
Fett: cool, awesome

Submitted by Gerhard Brandt
In german slang "fett" is a synonym for cool, or voluminous. Normally applied especially to hip-hop beats but nowadays everything is "fett" if its not whack.

From Langensceidts German-English Dictionary (1970)
fett - [fet] 1. adj. fat; fleshy; voice; oily; land, etc.: rich; 2. fat; grease; drunk typ. m bold type; fleck m grease-spot;~ig adj. hair, skin, etc.: greasy, oily; fingers, etc.: greasy; substance: fatty.

In German, fett spelled with a lower-case "f" means fat.

]]> http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/user/1750/ 2008-11-22T05:18:07Z http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/post/85100/#p85100 <![CDATA[Re: Does the name "Boba" mean anything?]]> Uhhh... cool thanks yal

]]> http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/user/2092/ 2008-11-22T00:37:24Z http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/post/85097/#p85097 <![CDATA[Re: Does the name "Boba" mean anything?]]> In one piece of fan fiction I read a couple of years back "Boba" meant one who seeks justice.

]]> http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/user/563/ 2008-11-21T21:46:45Z http://www.bobafettfanclub.com/boards/post/85084/#p85084