Lush
See also: lush
English
Etymology
- As an English surname, from the original sense of the adjective lush (“relaxed, slack”).
- As a German surname, Americanized from Lüsch, from several placenames in Germany, derived from the obsolete Middle High German liesche (“reeds”). Also East German of Slavic origin, such as Lower Sorbian łuža (“swampy land”), from Proto-Slavic *luža.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lush”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 476.
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