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ltdir/surnames

Bušas

BÙŠAS

Etymology

Cf. Latin Bush ¹, Bush ². Most probably both lit. and Latv. surn. are borrowed from German Busch, Buche, Buschle, etc. ³ or from sl., cf. polish Busz ⁴: Budzisław or Bohusław ⁵, bRuss. Буш ⁶, Russian. Буша ⁷.

Feminine FORMS

Bušienė / Bušaitė

Pronunciation

/ˈbʊʃɐs/

SOURCES

1. LAG 58, 118, 146, etc..

2. ibid., 8, 26, 34, etc..

3. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 216.

4. SSNO I 287; S. Rospond, 1967, p. 109.

5. S. Rospond, 1967, p. 109.

6. M. Biryla, 1969, с. 73.

7. N. Tupikov, 1903, с. 74.