Given name & surname
Vos
Vos is a surname from Dutch. It is used in English, Dutch, and Czech.
Meaning & origin
Vos’s family of names
In English usage, Vos as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Fox. In English usage, Vos as a surname has a related form in DEVOS. In English usage, Vos as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with FUCHS.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Vos has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Dutch roots to each of them.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Vos, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Voorhes
Voorhes is a surname from Dutch.
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Vanoss
Vanoss is a surname from Dutch.
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Voorhees
“(from) before Hees”
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Vonk
Vonk is a surname from Dutch. It is used in English and Dutch.
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Vorhies
“(from) before Hees”
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Voorhies
“(from) before Hees”
91% boys · 9% girls
Voorheis
“(from) before Hees”
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Goos
Goos is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from German.
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