Boas

== English == === Etymology 1 === From the Biblical personal name Boaz, which is from Hebrew בֹּעַז (Bōʿaz). ==== Proper noun ==== Boas (plural Boases) A surname from Hebrew. ===== Derived terms ===== Boas' sign ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Boas is the 27144th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 892 individuals. Boas is most common among White (88.9%) individuals. ==== Further reading ==== Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 177. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== Boas plural of Boa == Faroese == === Proper noun === Boas m a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics son of Boas: Boasarson or Boasson daughter of Boas: Boasardóttir or Boasdóttir ==== Declension ==== == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboːas/ === Noun === Boas plural of Boa == Saterland Frisian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔːs/ Hyphenation: Boas === Etymology 1 === From Old Frisian bas, from Proto-West Germanic *baswō. Cognates include West Frisian baes and Dutch baas. ==== Noun ==== Boas m (plural Boaze) supervisor, boss === Etymology 2 === From Old Frisian *bars, from Proto-West Germanic *bars. Cognates include Dutch baars and German Barsch. ==== Noun ==== Boas m (plural Boaze) perch === References === Marron C. Fort (2015), “Boas”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN