Backus

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/ˈbækəs/

proper noun

A surname from Middle English.

OriginMiddle English bakhous ← Old English bæchūs →
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Meanings

proper nounBackus (countable and uncountable, plural Backuses)

plural Backuses · alternative Bacus

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Middle English.
  2. countableuncountableA city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbæchūs
  2. Middle Englishbakhous“bakery”
  3. EnglishBackus

Inherited from Middle English bakhous (“bakery”), from Old English bæchūs.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Backus

BacchusGracchusackamarackusBacusisopachousjacchussaccus
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Cite this entry
APA

Backus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Backus

MLA

“Backus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Backus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Backus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Backus.

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