Basse
See also: basse
English
Etymology
Various origins:
- Borrowed from German Basse, a habitational surname.
- Borrowed from Danish Basse, a nickname meaning "wild boar".
- Borrowed from French Basse, from basse (“low; short”).
Proper noun
Basse (plural Basses)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Basse is the 37442nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 595 individuals. Basse is most common among White (83.19%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Basse”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 112.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as bassinghe around 1425. Etymology unknown. The oldest attestation of the toponym is a derivation from Old Dutch Basse (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-, but the loss of the collectivising suffix in later attestations is strange.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑ.sə/
- Hyphenation: Bas‧se
- Rhymes: -ɑsə
Proper noun
Basse n
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Basse m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Basses or (with an article) Basse, feminine genitive Basse, plural Basses or Basse)
- a surname
Noun
Basse m
- (archaic) dative singular of Bass