# Bohemia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /boʊˈhimiə/ · frequency rank #26,346

## Definitions
1. A cultural region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic.
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## Etymology
Latinized translation of French Bohême, from Late Latin Boiohaemum, compound of Boio- (“the Boii”), the Celtic tribe previously inhabiting the area and Germanic *haimaz (“home”) (more at home). The endonym is from Proto-Celtic *boyos and could ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cattle”) (compare Proto-Celtic *bāus (“cattle”), genitive *bowos), a reference to cattle owners, or from *bʰeyh₂- (“to hit”), i.e. “warrior, strong hitter” (compare Proto-Celtic *binati (“to strike, hit”)).
Bohemia was abandoned by the Boii c. 60 BCE and settled by the Germanic Marcomanni shortly thereafter. Related to Bavaria.

## Easily confused with
- **bohemian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bohemia-vs-bohemian)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbohemia`, `bhoemia`, `boehmia`, `boheima`, `bohemai`, `bohemmia`, `bohhemia`, `bohmeia`, `obhemia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bohemia