Boas
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From the Biblical personal name Boaz, which is from Hebrew בֹּעַז (Bōʿaz).
Proper noun
[edit]Boas (plural Boases)
- A surname from Hebrew.
Derived terms
[edit]Statistics
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 177.
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]Boas
Faroese
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Boas m
- a male given name
Usage notes
[edit]Patronymics
- son of Boas: Boasarson or Boasson
- daughter of Boas: Boasardóttir or Boasdóttir
Declension
[edit]Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Boas |
Accusative | Boas |
Dative | Boasi |
Genitive | Boasar, Boas |
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Boas
Saterland Frisian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Frisian bas, from Proto-West Germanic *baswō. Cognates include West Frisian baes and Dutch baas.
Noun
[edit]Boas m (plural Boaze)
Etymology 2
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From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *bars. Cognates include Dutch baars and German Barsch.
Noun
[edit]Boas m (plural Boaze)
References
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- English terms derived from Hebrew
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Hebrew
- English non-lemma forms
- English noun forms
- English surnames from given names
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese proper nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- Faroese given names
- Faroese male given names
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German non-lemma forms
- German noun forms
- Saterland Frisian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian
- Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Saterland Frisian lemmas
- Saterland Frisian nouns
- Saterland Frisian masculine nouns
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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