Bois

See also: bois, BOIs, and bóis

Translingual

Proper noun

Bois

1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Désiré Georges Jean Marie Bois (1856-1946).

Further reading

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Bois.

Proper noun

Bois (plural Boises)

1. A surname from French.
2. Alternative form of Dubois

Related terms

• Bois Brule
• Clichy-sous-Bois
• Fontenay-sous-Bois

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bois is the 29447^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 802 individuals. Bois is most common among White (81.67%) and Black/African American (13.59%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bois”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 185.

Anagrams

• BIOS, Ibos, SIBO, bios, obis, sibo