Boas - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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From the Biblical personal name Boaz, which is from Hebrew בֹּעַז (Bōʿaz).

Boas (plural Boases)

1. A surname from Hebrew.

• Boas' sign

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Boas is the 27144^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 892 individuals. Boas is most common among White (88.9%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 177.

Boas

1. plural of Boa

Boas m

1. a male given name

Patronymics

• son of Boas: Boasarson or Boasson
• daughter of Boas: Boasardóttir or Boasdóttir

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːas/

Boas

1. plural of Boa

• IPA^(key): /bɔːs/
• Hyphenation: Boas

From Old Frisian bas, from Proto-West Germanic *baswō. Cognates include West Frisian baes and Dutch baas.

Boas m (plural Boaze)

1. supervisor, boss

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *bars. Cognates include Dutch baars and German Barsch.

Boas m (plural Boaze)

1. perch

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “Boas”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN