Bosch

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

English

Proper noun

Bosch

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

Related terms

• Den Bosch

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/

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• 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

• Boche

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