Busch: meaning “thicket, wood”, origin & popularity

Meaning & origin

What it means

Busch goes back to a word, meaning “thicket, wood.”

Where it comes from

Busch comes from German.

Busch’s family of names

In German usage, Busch as a surname shares a linguistic root with the English form BUSH. In German usage, Busch as a surname has a related form in BOSS. In German usage, Busch as a surname has a related form in Beusker.

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Around the world

Busch has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.

Germanwhere Busch comes from · 33 names

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Nicknames & forms 33

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Busch

Meaning & origin

What it means

Where it comes from

Busch’s family of names

Around the world

Nicknames & forms 33

Across languages 4

Similar names

Bunsch

Busse

Bersch

Bautch

Bensch

Musch

Bunde

Bunte

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