Given name & surname · also German

Busse

“box, firelock”

Busse is a surname from German, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in English and German.

Original GermanBuse

Meaning & origin

What it means

Busse goes back to Proto-West Germanic *buhsā, meaning “box, firelock.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Busse comes from German, and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Busse as a surname is an affectionate form of Burkhard.

Busse’s family of names

In English usage, Busse as a surname is an affectionate form of Burkhard. In German usage, Busse as a surname has a related form in BUSE. In English usage, Busse as a surname has a related form in BUSS.

Walk Busse’s family in the name graph

BusseBuseBurkhardBuss

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Nicknames & forms 3

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

Similar names

If you love Busse, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Germanic

Burgræd

“fortification” · “advice, counsel”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Burgswiþ

“fortification” · “strong”

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>99% girls

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Burgwulf

“fortification” · “wolf”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Botwine

“aid, assistance” · “friend”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Baamonde

“fight”

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Germanic

Bukowiec

Bukowiec is a surname from Proto-Germanic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Polish.

No U.S. birth series

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Germanic

Bosi

“wicked, evil”

No U.S. birth series

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Germanic

Bosa

“younger brother, boy”

No U.S. birth series

58% boys · 42% girls

Sibling ideas

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