Bosse

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Proper noun === Bosse (plural Bosses) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Bosse is the 8222nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4036 individuals. Bosse is most common among White (90.26%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bosse”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 201. == French == === Proper noun === Bosse ? a surname == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔsə/ Hyphenation: Bos‧se === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French bosse (“bump, hump”). ==== Noun ==== Bosse f (genitive Bosse, plural Bossen) bossage ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== bossieren === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== Bosse nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Boss == Swedish == === Etymology === Affix of Bo +‎ -s (“genitive”) +‎ s (“gemination”) +‎ -e (“hypocoristic suffix”). Compare with Swedish male hypocoristic forming. === Proper noun === Bosse c (genitive Bosses) a diminutive of the male given name Bo