Borak
Borrowed from Czech Borák.
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Page 18 of 180Boran
From Middle Persian.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorca
From Romanian Borca.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorda
Borrowed from Spanish Borda, from Basque borda (“hamlet”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorek
From Polish Borek and Czech Bořek.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBores
Borrowed from Czech Boreš.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorg
* As a Danish and Norwegian surname, from various places derived from Old Norse borg (“stronghold”). * As a north/Low German surname, this is the Low German form of the surname Burg. * As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish ב
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsBoris
Borrowed from Russian Бори́с (Borís).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorki
From Polish Borki and Russian Бо́рки (Bórki). Compare Birky.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorn
A variant of Bourne.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBornu
Source etymology material for Bornu; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorod
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Borod.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorok
Borrowed from Russian Борок (Borok).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBoron
* As a Polish surname, pet form of Borzysław, Borzymir, formed from obsolete bor (“to fight”), from Proto-Slavic *borti. * As a French surname, from a placename in Franche-Comté. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Baron.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBort
Borrowed from Yiddish באָרד (bord, “beard”), nickname of a man with a remarkable beard.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBortz
From the German surname of Low German origin, from a dialectal word meaning "buttocks," ultimately from the root of Bürzel (“rump”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBorvo
From Latin attestation of the Gaulish and Lusitanian deity, from Proto-Celtic *borvo (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to be hot, boil”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorys
From Ukrainian Бори́с (Borýs). Compare Belarusian Барыс (Barys), Russian Бори́с (Borís).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsBorås
From Swedish Borås.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorș
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Borș.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorșa
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Borșa.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBosak
Multiple etymologies: * Polish Bosak * Czech and Slovak Bosák * Slovak Bošák
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsBosco
Borrowed from Italian Bosco.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBose
Borrowed from colloquial Bengali বোস (bōs).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsBosha
From one of the languages spoken in the Caucasus where the people reside; see Russian боша (boša), Armenian բոշա (boša), Georgian ბოშა (boša), Turkish and Azerbaijani Poşa, Boşa.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsBosko
From the Serbo-Croatian personal name Boško.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBosna
From Serbo-Croatian Босна. The river is possibly mentioned for the first time during the 1st century AD by Roman historian Marcus Velleius Paterculus under the name Bathinus flumen. Another basic source that is associate
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBosox
Blend of Boston + Red Sox.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBosse
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
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsBossi
Borrowed from Italian Bossi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBoten
Borrowed from Lao ບໍ່ເຕັນ (Bǭ ten).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBotha
From Afrikaans Botha. Doublet of Both. * (Botha, Alberta): Named after Louis Botha.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBotox
Blend of botulinum + toxin.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBotto
Borrowed from Italian Botto.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBotz
Borrowed from German Botz.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBouch
English surname, variant of Budge.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBouda
Learned borrowing from Ge'ez ቡዳ (buda).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBourg
From the Anglo-Norman word burgh.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBouza
Toponymic surname borrowed from Galician Bouza, from bouza (“thicket, bush”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBovie
From the Bovie Medical Corporation, named after William T. Bovie (1882-1958), a pioneer of biophysics and electrosurgery, who led the development of the class of device.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBowen
From Welsh ab Owain (“son of Owen”).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBowes
First attested as Bogas (1148). Probably from Old English boga/Old Norse bogi (“a bow”), in this case suggesting an arched bridge. Or else from an early Proto-Brythonic root meaning "a bend".
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsBowie
From Irish Ó Buadhaigh and Scottish Gaelic Mac 'Ille Bhuidh.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBoxer
Named Boxers by the West, since their official title was "The Fist of Righteous Harmony" (義和拳 /义和拳 (Yìhéquán)) and their symbol was a clenched fist.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBoxx
Variant of Box.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBoyce
From Old French bois (“wood”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBoyd
From Scottish Gaelic, either buidhe (“blond, yellow, fair”), or a habitational surname from the Isle of Bute in Scotland.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBoyer
From French Boyer.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBoyko
Romanization of Ukrainian Бойко (Bojko).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBoyle
* As an Irish surname, Anglicised from Irish Ó Baoithghill, possibly a compound of baoth (“vain, foolish”) and geall (“pledge”). * As a Scottish surname of Norman origin, from Biéville in Normandy, which could be from th
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBoyne
From Irish Bóinn.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsBozek
From Czech Božek and Polish Bożek.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBozic
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Božić.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBozo
Thought to derive from the Bambara language, meaning "bamboo house".
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBozza
Borrowed from Italian Bozza.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBozzi
Borrowed from Italian Bozzi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrabo
Borrowed from Portuguese Brabo, from brabo (“angry, furious”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrace
English surname of Norman origin, from Old French brace (“arm”) and thus related to the noun brace.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrad
Clipping.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBradu
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Bradu.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrady
From Old English brād (“broad”) + ēage (“eye”) and brād (“broad”) + ēġ (“island”); or from Irish Ó Brádaigh.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBraga
From Portuguese Braga, Old Galician-Portuguese Braga, from Latin Bracara Augusta, named after a Celtic tribe, the Bracari, whose name is thought to be from Proto-Celtic *Bracara.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsBrahe
Borrowed from Danish Brahe.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrahm
* As a German and Jewish surname, reduced from Abraham. * Also as a German surname, from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *brām (“gorse, bramble”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBrain
From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from mac an Bhreitheamhan (“son of the judge”), from breitheamh (“judge”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBraj
Borrowed from Hindi ब्रज (braj), from Sanskrit व्रज (vraja).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBrame
* As an English surname, spelling variant of Bream. * As a French surname, of Occitan origin, from Old French brame (“cry, howl”), itself a Germanic borrowing from Frankish *brammjan (“to roar”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBran
English surname, variant of Brann.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBrand
* As an English, Scottish, north German, Dutch, French, and North Germanic surname, from a Germanic personal name derived from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“sword, firebrand, torch”), as in the second element of Hildebrand.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBrann
* As an English surname of Celtic/Brythonic origin, from brân (“raven”). * As a Jewish surname, from Hebrew רב בן (ben rabi, “son of”) + the beginning of names like Nathan, Nahum, Nachman.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBrant
English, German, Jewish and Dutch surname, variant of Brand. The family name Brant is of German origin and is derived from the Old High German word "brant," meaning "fire" or "flame." It is believed to have originally be
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBrar
Borrowed from Punjabi ਬਰਾੜ (barāṛ).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrash
Two main origins: * Scottish surname; probably from brash, a nickname for an impetuous person. * Americanized spelling of German Braasch.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBratz
Borrowed from German Bratz.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrau
Two possible origins: * Borrowed from South German Bräu, an occupational surname from a shortened form of an agent noun denoting a brewer; * Borrowed from Catalan and southern French Brau, a nickname from Catalan brau (“
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsBraud
French surname of Germanic origin, from the name Berwald, composed of *berō (“bear”) + *wald (“rule”). Compare Beraud, Brault, Breaud.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBraun
From German Braun. Doublet of Brown.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBravo
Borrowed from Spanish Bravo.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBrawn
* As an English surname, probably a variant of Brand. * As a German surname, possibly altered from Braun.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBray
The town in Ireland is from Irish Bré, of uncertain origin.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrazi
From Romanian Brazi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrea
From Galician Brea. Compare Blea.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBream
English surname, from an obsolete derivative of the root of the noun broom. Also from the adjective breme (“famous”). Compare the spelling variant Braham.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBreau
Borrowed from French Bréau, a variant of Breaux.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrebu
From Romanian Brebu.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrede
Borrowed from German Brede.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBree
Shortened.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsBrega
Borrowed from Arabic البريقة (al-burayqah).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrehm
South German surname, from the noun Bremse (“gadfly”). Also from placenames such as Bremgarten or Bremkamp, where the first element is the archaic *brām (“bramble, broom”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBreit
From the German topographic surname for someone living near a wide brook, from breit (“wide, broad”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBrem
German surname, variant of Brehm.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBren
Borrowed from Czech Břeň.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrent
English surname from placenames in Devon and Somerset, from Old English brant (“steep”), referring to hills. Compare Brents.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBrer
From brer, originally a shortening of brother.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBrest
From Breton Brest (via French), from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”), compare Scottish Gaelic bre.
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsBrett
Related to Breton, Brittany, and more distantly Briton.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrew
* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Brugha (“descendant of the farmer”), from brughaire (“farmer”), from brugh (“land”) + -aire. * As a Manx surname, Anglicized from MacVriw, from breitheamh (“deemster”); see Brain.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBria
Borrowed from Italian Bria, a surname of uncertain meaning.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrian
Borrowed from Irish Brian. Doublet of Brendan.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBriar
As a surname Middle English brere (“briar”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrick
* As an English surname, from the noun bridge. This aligns more closely with the pronunciation of its ancestors, Middle English brigge, Old English brycg. * As a Polish surname, from Brych, which has the same pronunciati
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBride
* As an Irish and Scottish surname, shortened from McBride. * As an English surname, metathesized from Bird.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBrie
From French Brie, from Gaulish *brigā, from Proto-Celtic *brigā (“hill, fortress”). Doublet of brie.
2 source sections · 5 relationship mentionsBrigg
From Middle English brigge, from Old English brycġ (“bridge”). Doublet of bridge and Bruges.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsBrigh
Shortened form of Brighton.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBrill
* As an English surname, from Brill in Buckinghamshire, said to be from Proto-Brythonic *breɣ (“hill”) + Old English hyll (“hill”). * As a Dutch and north German surname, from Middle Low German brul (“low wetland”). Comp
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsBrim
As an English surname, spelling variant of Bream. As a Jewish surname, acronymically from Hebrew בן רבי (bén rabí, “son of Rabbi…”) followed by a Yiddish personal name. Compare Brill.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBrin
* As a Jewish surname, from Brin, the Yiddish name for Brno. * Also as a Jewish surname, from a Hebrew acronym בן רבי (ben rabi, “son of rabbi”) followed by a Yiddish personal name, similar to Brill. * As a French surnam
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBrina
Apheretic form of Sabrina.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBrine
* As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Bruin. * As an English surname, possibly from Old English bryne (“burning”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrion
From Galician Brión.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrit
First use appears c. 1901, either a shortening of Britisher or Briton, or a back-formation from British.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBrit-
Shortened from British.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBrix
Borrowed from German Brix.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBro
* As a North Germanic/Scandinavian topographic surname from either Danish, Norwegian or Swedish bro (“bridge”). * As a French surname, variant of Brault and Breaux. * As an Irish surname, possibly a variant of Broe, Brew
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBroTP
Blend of bro (“male comrade or friend”) + OTP (“one true pairing”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBroca
Borrowed from French or Spanish Broca.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBroce
Variant spelling of French Brosse.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBroda
From Polish Broda, from Polish broda.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBrom
Spelling variant of Brohm and Brahm; also a variant of Bromm, Brumm.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBronx
Blend of Dutch Bronck + -'s. After immigrant settler Jonas Bronck (1600–1643) of New Netherlands onto the peninsula north of Manhattan Island. * (region): Originally Bronck's Land, the land in the region settled by Jonas
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBrook
* As an English surname, from the noun brook. * As a north German surname, from Low German Brook (“swamp, marsh”), related to the above. * As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Broek, from broek, also related to the abov
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBrora
From Old Norse brú (genitive brúar) + á (“river with a bridge”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrose
Shortening.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBross
From a shortened form of the Latin given name Ambrosius, or from Middle High German brossen (“to sprout, bud”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBrost
German occupational surname from Middle High German brobest (“supervisor”); see Probst.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBroun
Variant spelling of Brown.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBrow
* As an English surname, from the noun brow. * As a French surname, variant of Brault and also Breaux. Compare Bro, Broe. * As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Brouw, either from the verb brouwen (“to brew”) or a varia
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBrown
From Middle English Broun, originally a nickname for someone with brown hair or a dark complexion. In the United States, sometimes an anglicization and translation of German Braun. Doublet of Bruno and Braun.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsBroz
Of Slavic origin, from Czech and Slovak Brož, Polish Broź or Broż, or Serbo-Croatian Broz.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsBruce
From a Norman place name, Brix, of disputed meaning.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBruch
Borrowed from German Bruch.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBruer
Both from Norwegian Bruer and German Bruer.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBruff
Variant of Brough.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBruin
From Dutch bruin (“brown”), used as a name for the bear in Reynard the Fox.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsBrulé
From French Brulé (from brûlé (“burnt”), past participle of brûler (“to burn”)), itself a partial calque of Lakota Sičháŋǧu (literally “burnt thighs”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBrum
Clipping of Brummagem.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBrumm
From the German surname, from the verb brummen (“to buzz”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBruni
Borrowed from Italian Bruni.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBruno
From Italian, German etc continental European Bruno, name of medieval Italian and German saints and royalty, Latinized form of Old High German brūn (“brown”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūn. The surname is mostly borrowe
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsBrunt
* As an English surname, from placenames derived from the adjective burnt. Compare Brent. * As an Irish surname, variant of Prunty. * As a Dutch surname, possibly a variant of Bruns.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBrus
Borrowed from Polish Brus or Bruś.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBruun
Borrowed from Danish Bruun, a variant of Brun, from the adjective brun (“brown”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBry
Borrowed from French Bry.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBryk
From the Polish surname, from brykać (“to gambol”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBryn
From Welsh bryn (“hill, mound”), or Cumbric *brınn (“hill”) in the Greater Manchester place-name.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBrynn
Variant of Bryn.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBsky
Influenced by its URLs, bsky.app and bsky.social, and the latter being a part of many handles (@[…].bsky.social).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBua
Borrowed from Italian Bua.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBub
Borrowed from German Bub.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBubb
Variant of Bub.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBubba
Capitalization of bubba.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBubyr
From Ukrainian бубир (bubyr) or Russian бубырь (bubyrʹ), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bobyrь.
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsBuceș
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Buceș.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBucha
From Ukrainian Бу́ча (Búča).
3 source sections · 3 relationship mentions · brief recordBuck
* For both the English surname and given name, originally a nickname for someone who resembled a buck. * Also as an English topographic surname, from Middle English buk (modern beech). * As a German and Dutch surname, sh
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsBucks
Probably an altered spelling of German Buchs or a patronymic form of Buck.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBucov
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Bucov.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBud
From bud.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBuda
From Hungarian Buda, probably borrowed from a Slavic personal name, though an alternative theory deriving the term from Proto-Slavic *voda (“water”) as a translation of Latin Aquincum, via aqua (“water”), is also popular
3 source sections · 5 relationship mentionsBudai
Derived from Mandarin 布袋 (Bùdài, “cloth sack”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBuday
Borrowed from Hungarian, Slovak Buday and Belarusian Будай (Budaj).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBudd
From Old English Budda, a nickname of uncertain meaning.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBudde
* As a North German surname, from Middle Low German budde (“vat”), Low German form of Bütte. Also see Buettner. * As a Danish and German surname, from a derivative of the Germanic name Bodo, also found as the source of B
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBuddy
From buddy.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBude
From Cornish Bud.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBudge
English (mainly Anglo-Norman) surname, from Norman bouoche (“mouth”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBudha
Borrowed from Sanskrit बुध (budha).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBudhu
Borrowed from Hindi बुधू (budhū).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBudny
Borrowed from Polish Budny.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBudz
Borrowed from Polish Budz.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBuege
Borrowed from German Büge.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBuel
Spelling variant of Buell
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBuell
* As a Welsh surname, variant of Bowell, itself a variant of Powell (also see Howell). * As a Dutch surname, from the noun beul (“hangman”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBuemi
From Italian Buemi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBuff
From the colour of their facings.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBuffa
Borrowed from Italian Buffa, from Sicilian buffa (“toad”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBuffo
Borrowed from Italian Buffo.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBuffy
Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔil- Biblical Hebrew אֵל (el) Biblical Hebrew נִשְׁבַּע (nishbá) Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (ʾĕlîšeḇaʿ)bor. Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet)der. Middle English Elizabeth English Elizabeth
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBug
From the Slavic hydronym *bugъ /*buga.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBuga
From Russian and Ukrainian Буга (Buha), perhaps from Proto-Slavic *buga.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBugay
Two main origins: * Americanized spelling of Polish Bugaj. * Borrowed from Tagalog Bugay; this surname is predominantly found in Central Luzon.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBugi
Rebracketing of Bugis as Bugi + -s.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBugis
From Malay Bugis, from Makasar ᨅᨘᨁᨗᨔᨗ (Bugisi'), probably from Proto-South Sulawesi **Bugis or Buginese ᨓᨘᨁᨗ (Wugi'), ᨕᨘᨁᨗ (Ugi'), ᨕᨚᨁᨗ (Ogi') (a self-designation). Cognate with Mandar Bugis, Toraja-Sa'dan Bugi'.
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionsBugle
Probably named after the Bugle Inn.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBuha
From Serbo-Croatian Buha, Буха.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsBui
Borrowed from Vietnamese Bùi. Doublet of Pei.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBuick
The surname is a variant of Bewick; the brand is named after Scottish-American inventor David Dunbar Buick (1854–1929).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBujak
Borrowed from Polish Bujak.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBuk
From Russian Бук (Buk, “codename for a missile system”), from бук (buk, “beech tree”). Doublet of beech.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBula
Two main origins: * Borrowed from Polish Bula or Buła, from buła (“round object; fat person”). * Borrowed from American Spanish Bula.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBuley
Two possible origins: * A variant of the English surnames Beaulieu or Bulley. * An Americanized form of Czech, Polish and Slovak Bulej.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBulls
From the surname Bull.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBulow
Borrowed from German Bülow.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBult
* As a Dutch surname, from several placenames derived from bult (“bump, hump”). * As an English and Dutch surname, variant of Bolt.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBulu
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. )
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBun
Derived from Khmer ប៉ុន (pon).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBuna
From butadiene and Na (“chemical symbol for sodium”).
3 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBund
From bund (“embankment”), from Hindustani بند / बंद (band), from Classical Persian بند (band).
3 source sections · 5 relationship mentionsBunde
* As a north/Low German surname, from Middle Low German bunde (“peasant, farmer”), see Bond. * As a German surname, from the archaic Beunte (“enclosed piece of land”), a derivative of biwenden (“to weave, bend”), equival
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