Bosch
English
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Bosch
Related terms
Etymology 2
Noun
Bosch (plural Bosches or Bosch)
- Alternative form of Boche.
Catalan
Etymology
- From bosc, meaning forest.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔsk/
- Hyphenation: Bosch
- Homophone: bosc
Proper noun
Bosch n
- a surname
Dutch
Etymology
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as silua in 1307. Derived from bos (“rising forest”).
- (former island) From bosch, obsolete spelling of bos (“rising forest”).
The surname derives from one of the senses of bos or from one of several toponyms.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bosch n
- a hamlet in Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands
- a former island in the Wadden Sea
- a surname
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Etymology
Spelling variant of Boesch
Proper noun
Bosch m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Boschs or (with an article) Bosch, feminine genitive Bosch, plural Boschs)
- a surname
- Carl Bosch - German chemist
- Hieronymus Bosch - Dutch painter
- Robert Bosch GmbH - German company
See also
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From Low German Busk, from Middle Low German busk, from Old Saxon busk, from Proto-West Germanic *busk.
Noun
Bosch n (plural Bescha)