Basse

== English == === Etymology === Various origins: Borrowed from German Basse, a habitational surname. Borrowed from Danish Basse, a nickname meaning "wild boar". Borrowed from French Basse, from basse (“low; short”). === Proper noun === Basse (plural Basses) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Basse is the 37442nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 595 individuals. Basse is most common among White (83.19%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Basse”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 112. == Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as bassinghe around 1425. Etymology unknown. The oldest attestation of the toponym is a derivation from Old Dutch Basse (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-, but the loss of the collectivising suffix in later attestations is strange. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑ.sə/ Hyphenation: Bas‧se Rhymes: -ɑsə === Proper noun === Basse n a hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Basserveld === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Basse m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Basses or (with an article) Basse, feminine genitive Basse, plural Basses or Basse) a surname === Noun === Basse m (archaic) dative singular of Bass