Bosse

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Bosse

Where it comes from

Various origins:

* Borrowed from French Bosse or Bossé, a nickname for a hunchback, from bosse (“bump, hump”).

* Borrowed from South German Bosse, a pet form of the personal name Burkhard.

* Borrowed from Dutch Bosse, a variant of Bosch.

proper noun Bosses

A surname.

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MLA

"Bosse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bosse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Bosse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bosse

Chicago

"Bosse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bosse.

BibTeX

@misc{bosse_2026,
  title = {Bosse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bosse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}