Bua
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bua"
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms edit
Proper noun edit
Bua
- A language spoken in Chad
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Bua (plural Buas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bua is the 36900th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 605 individuals. Bua is most common among White (92.07%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Ethnologue entry for Bua, bub
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bua”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 242.
Anagrams edit
Bavarian edit
Alternative forms edit
- pua (Cimbrian, Mòcheno)
Etymology edit
Possibly from unattested Middle High German *buo, *bue and Old High German *buo (“knave”), from Old High German Buobo, a male name of unknown meaning. Cognates include German Bub, Bube, Dutch boef (“villain”), Norwegian boa. Probably also related to boy; see there for more.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Bua m (plural Buam or Buama, diminutive Buali or Burli, feminine Madl)
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From a variant of bue (“ox”), a nickname for a herdsman or for powerfully built man.
Proper noun edit
Bua m or f by sense
- a surname
Plautdietsch edit
Noun edit
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