Given name & surname
Foss
Foss is a surname from Old Saxon, ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Foss comes from Old Saxon, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Saxon fohs, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz.
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Foss’s family of names
In German usage, Foss as a surname has a related form in Füchsle. In Greek usage, Foss as a surname is a transliteration of Φοσς.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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