Busk

See also: busk

English

Etymology 1

From Creek puskita, pusketv (“a fast”).

Proper noun

Busk

1. A feast of first fruits among the Creek tribe of Native Americans, celebrated when the corn is ripe enough to be eaten.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Danish and Swedish Busk; alternatively, it could be an English topographic surname for someone who lived by a bush, from Old Norse buskr (“bush”).

Proper noun

Busk (plural Busks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Busk is the 41303^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 527 individuals. Busk is most common among White (90.89%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Busk”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 260.

Etymology 3

From Ukrainian Буськ (Busʹk).

Proper noun

Busk

1. A city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine

Translations

city in Ukraine

• Belarusian: Буск m (Busk)
• Marathi: बुस्क (buska)
• Polish: Busk (pl) m
• Russian: Буск m (Busk)
• Ukrainian: Буськ (uk) m (Busʹk)

Anagrams

• Buks, skub

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian bosk, from Proto-West Germanic *busk.

Noun

Busk

1. bush