Bompas

See also: Bompàs

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Bompas.

Proper noun

Bompas (plural Bompases)

2. A village and commune of the Ariège department, Occitanie, France.
4. A town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia.
5. A surname from French.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bompas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 189.
• Forebears

French

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Occitan Bompàs.

Proper noun

Bompas m

1. Bompas (a village and commune of the Ariège department, Occitanie, France)

Descendants

• English: Bompas

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Catalan Bompàs. Bonpas on the Cassini map (1700s).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ̃.pas/

Proper noun

Bompas m

1. Bompas (a town and commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitanie, France, historically part of Northern Catalonia)

Descendants

• English: Bompas

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ̃.pa/ ~ /bɔ̃.pɑ/

Proper noun

Bompas m or f by sense

1. a surname

Descendants

• English: Bompas

Further reading

• filae.com
• Forebears
• Géoportail, Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière, 2019