Bone
English
Etymology
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Proper noun
Bone (countable and uncountable, plural Bones)
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Bonneville County, Idaho, United States, named after Orion Jost Bone.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bone is the 3350th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10692 individuals. Bone is most common among White (83.82%) individuals.
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German bone, from Old High German bōna, from Proto-Germanic *baunō. Cognate with German Bohne, Dutch boon, English bean, Icelandic baun.
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.
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