Bosch
/bɒʃ/noun
A surname of Dutch origin, famously borne by the painter Hieronymus Bosch.
Did you know?The surname Bosch is historically linked to Dutch place-names meaning “wood” or “forest,” which is why it feels so earthy and ancient rather than mystical in origin.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰews-
“to swell, rise”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*buskō / *buskaz
“bush, shrub; thicket”
Old Dutch / Old Low Franconian
Germanic
bosk
“wood, forest; bushy place”
Middle Dutch
Dutch
bosch
“wood, forest”
Modern English
English
Bosch
“A Dutch surname, especially associated with Hieronymus Bosch”