The bossard Surname
bossard Name Meaning and History
- French and English: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements bos ‘audacious’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’.
- French: nickname for a hunchback, from Old French bosse ‘hump’, ‘hunched back’ (of unknown origin) + the pejorative suffix -ard.
- Swiss German: variant of Bosshart.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Michael Bussard |
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| Anna Bosard | Diane M. Pitts | 15 |
| Bossard | Mary Kay Paquin | 3 |
| Samuel Bossard/Bossart | Alexis | 3 |
| Looking for Family | Z. Seipler | 2 |
| Obit: Florence M. (Jayne) Bossard b. 1896 Hornellsville, Steuben, NY; d. 22 Dec 1978 Hornellsville, Steuben, NY | Jean Kay Morse-Jackson | 0 |
| Jacob Bossert / Brookville, Indiana |
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| Mary Evelyn Bosard & Albert B. Snaely of NY & DC |
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| John Pratt Neal & Florence Hortese Bosard of PA & DC |
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| Frank Wooster & Eleanor Campbell Bosard of PA & NY |
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