Given name & surname
Bosse
“bump, hump”
Bosse is used as a given name and a surname. Bosse is connected with Bo.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Swedish use, Bosse is an affectionate form of Bo. An origin associated with Bo is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Swedish use, Bosse is used as an affectionate form of Bo.
Bosse’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Bosse is a diminutive of Bo. In English usage, Bosse as a surname developed from Burkhard. In English usage, Bosse as a surname has a related form in BOSCH.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bosse
- Bosse RingholmSwedish politician (1942-)
- Bosse LarssonSwedish television host1934–2015
- Bosse BrobergSwedish trumpeter (1937–2023)
- Bosse LindquistSwedish writer and filmmakerborn 1954
- Bosse Parnevikentertainerborn 1938
- Bosse SkoglundSwedish musician (1936-2021)
- Bosse NilssonSwedish footballer and managerborn 1944
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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