Boone \bo(o)-ne\ as a boy's name is pronounced boon. It is of Old French and Latin origin, and the meaning of Boone is "good". In origin from Old French "bon" (Latin "bonus"). Daniel Boone (18th century), the legendary American frontier hero, has influenced the use of the surname as a given name.

Baby names that sound like Boone are Boyne and Boine. Other similar baby names are Boote, Borne and Roone.