Straus

English

Etymology

Variant of Strauss.

Proper noun

Straus (plural Strauses)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Straus is the 12276^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2533 individuals. Straus is most common among White (91.59%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Straus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Asturs, Rastus, Surats, Sūtras, Tarsus, surats, sutras, sūtras, tarsus, tussar

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• xtraus (Wiesemann spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtraʊ̯s/
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯s
• Syllabification: Straus

Etymology 1

Cognate with German Strauß and Luxembourgish Strauss.

Noun

Straus m (plural Streis, diminutive Streisje)

1. bunch, bouquet

Related terms

• Blummestraus
• Strausfoghel

 

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek στρουθός (strouthós)

Proto-Indo-European *-yōsder.

Ancient Greek -ίων (-íōn)

Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn)bor.

Ancient Greek στρουθός (strouthós)

Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos)

Ancient Greek στρουθοκᾰ́μηλος (strouthokámēlos)bor.

Latin strūthiocamēlusinflu.

Late Latin strūthiōbor.

Proto-West Germanic *strūcijō

Old High German strūz

Middle High German strūz

Hunsrik Straus

From Middle High German strūz, from Old High German strūz, from Proto-West Germanic *strūcijō, borrowed from Late Latin strūthiō, borrowed from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn), from στρουθός (strouthós) + -ίων (-íōn).

Cognate with German Strauß and Luxembourgish Strauss.

Noun

Straus m (plural Straus)

1. ostrich (any bird of the genus Struthio)

References

• André Kuster-Cid, Eduardo Fausto Kuster Cid (2018) “avestruz”, in Dicionário renano-hunsrik: português (in Portuguese), Vitória: Cousa, →ISBN, page 29, column 2
• André Kuster-Cid, Eduardo Fausto Kuster Cid (2018) “buquê”, in Dicionário renano-hunsrik: português (in Portuguese), Vitória: Cousa, →ISBN, page 35, column 1
• Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Straus”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 159, column 2