What's In A Name?

Me thinks you'll find this brief history of the Boze name quite interesting. Rav Boze told me">


 

What's In A Name?

Me thinks you'll find this brief history of the Boze name quite interesting. Rav Boze told me, he thought the Boze name was scarce. Hey, between you and me... little did he know :o)

England/Scotland/Wales

BOZE
The surname was recorded in Buckinghamshire where they were seated from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 AD.

BOIS
Cognate forms include Boyce. 

France

  BOIS 
 
A French place name for the man who lived or worked in the woods,
  derived from Old French bois means wood. Variations are Debeaux,
  Dubeaux, Debose, Dubois, Desbois, Bost, Dubos, Dubost, Bosc
  (Provencal); Beaux, Bosch, Bosque, Boscos, Bosca (Catalan).
  Diminutive forms are also found.

BAIZE, BEZAIE, BEZAIES, BEZAIS, BEZE, BOUZI, BUZI,
DE BAIZE, DE BUZI, DU BEZAIE, DU BEZAIES, DU BEZAIS.

Germany

  BOZE
  The surname was recorded in Saxony, where this family name
  was associated with important developments within the district
  from ancient times.

BAEZE, BAEZZE, BAUZE, BAZE, BAZZE, BEZE, BEZZE, BOZZE

Israel [Hebrew]

  BOAZ

Italy

    BOIS
    DelBosco, Boschi, Bosco, Busco.

  BAZZI

Spain

    BOIS
    Bosque

Some More Places For Boze Name Information

http://www.genforum.genealogy.com/boze/
http://www.camelot-knight.com/bin/cgi/names?name=boze&wild=y

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