Bosse

B3O1S1S1E1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginFrench Bosse ← German Bosse ← Dutch Bosse →
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Meanings

proper nounBosse (plural Bosses)

plural Bosses

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. DutchBosse
  2. GermanBosse
  3. FrenchBosse
  4. EnglishBosse

Various origins: * Borrowed from French Bosse or Bossé, a nickname for a hunchback, from bosse (“bump, hump”). * Borrowed from South German Bosse, a pet form of the personal name Burkhard. * Borrowed from Dutch Bosse, a variant of Bosch.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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