Bosch

See also: bosch, Bösch, bos-ch, and bös-ch

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Bosch

  1. A surname from Catalan.
  2. A surname from Dutch.

Etymology 2

Noun

Bosch (plural Bosches or Bosch)

  1. Alternative form of Boche.

Catalan

Etymology

  • From bosc, meaning forest.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔsk/
  • Hyphenation: Bosch
  • Homophone: bosc

Proper noun

Bosch n

  1. 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

  • IPA(key): /bɔs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Bosch
  • Rhymes: -ɔs
  • Homophones: bos, Bos

Proper noun

Bosch n

  1. a hamlet in Cranendonck, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a former island in the Wadden Sea
  3. 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)

  1. a surname
  2. Carl Bosch - German chemist
  3. Hieronymus Bosch - Dutch painter
  4. 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)

  1. bush, shrub