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Boas
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boas Boas bòas boás Bóas
English
Etymology 1
From the Biblical personal name en Boaz, which is from en he בֹּעַז Bōʿaz.
Proper noun
es
en 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
Etymology 2
Noun
en noun form
en Boa
en surnames from given names
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Boasarson Boasson Boasardóttir Boasdóttir
Declension
Boas Boas Boasi Boasar, Boas
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈboːas/
de De-Boas.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
de noun form
de Boa
Saterland Frisian
Pronunciation
stq /bɔːs/
stq Boas
Etymology 1
stq bossstq gem-pro 1
From stq ofs bas, from stq gmw-pro - gem-pro *baswô *baswō. Cognates include fy baes and nl baas.
Noun
m Boaze
supervisor, boss
Etymology 2
thumb|n'Boas (2).
stq perchstq gem-pro ine-pro 1
From stq ofs *bars, from stq gmw-pro *bars. Cognates include nl baars and de Barsch.
Noun
m Boaze
perch
References
stq Perch and darters