Booz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from South German Booz.

Proper noun

Booz (plural Boozes)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Booz is the 41038^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 531 individuals. Booz is most common among White (89.45%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Booz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 194.

Latin

Etymology

From Hebrew בועז (bo'az).

Proper noun

Booz m (indeclinable)

1. (biblical) Boaz
   • Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Ruth 2:4:

     Accidit autem ut ager ille haberet dominum nomine Booz, qui erat de cognatione Helimelech.

     It just so happened that this field had an owner by the name of Boaz, who was of the Elimelech family.

Spanish

Etymology

From Hebrew בועז (bo'az).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈoθ/ [boˈoθ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /boˈos/ [boˈos] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -os (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: Bo‧oz

Proper noun

Booz m

1. (biblical) Boaz